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Kafret Habbuni Destination Guide

Touring Kafret Habbuni in Egypt

Kafret Habbuni in the region of Maţrūḩ is located in Egypt - some 373 mi or ( 600 km ) West of Cairo , the country's capital city .

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Time in Kafret Habbuni is now 08:26 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Musa'id, Darnah, Al Bayda, and Rethymno. Being here already, consider visiting Tobruk . Check out our recommendations for Kafret Habbuni ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Interesting facts about this location

Halfaya Pass

Halfaya Pass is located in Egypt, near the border with Libya. A 600-foot high escarpment extends south eastwards from the Egyptian-Libyan border at the coast at as-Salum (or Saloum, Solum, Sollum), with the scarp slope facing into Egypt. Halfaya Pass is about two miles (3 km) inland from the Mediterranean and provides a natural route through. The escarpment is known as Akabah el-Kebir عقبة الكبير (`aqabat al-kabīr) "great ascent".

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Located at 31.50 25.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Egypt–Libya relations, Mountain passes of Egypt, World War II battlefields, World War II sites in Egypt

Fort Capuzzo

Fort Capuzzo was a Fort in the Italian colony of Italian Libya, located near the Libyan-Egyptian border and next to the Italian Frontier Wire. It is famous for its role during World War II.

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Located at 31.58 25.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Battles involving Italy, Cyrenaica, Forts in Libya, Italy–Libya relations, Western Desert Campaign, World War II battlefields, World War II sites in Libya

Operation Brevity

Operation Brevity was a limited offensive conducted in mid-May 1941, during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. Conceived by the commander-in-chief of the British Middle East Command, General Archibald Wavell, Brevity was intended to be a rapid blow against weak Axis front-line forces in the Sollum–Capuzzo–Bardia area of the border between Egypt and Libya.

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Located at 31.58 25.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1941 in Egypt, Battles involving Italy, Battles involving the United Kingdom, Battles of World War II involving Australia, Conflicts in 1941, Egypt in World War II, Libya in World War II, Military operations of World War II involving Germany, North African Campaign, Western Desert Campaign

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