Which country or map area contains Matruh?
Matruh is shown within Egypt in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Egypt
- Region name
- Matruh
- Approximate latitude
- 29.7° north
- Approximate longitude
- 27.5° east
- Country capital
- Cairo
- Country currency
- Egyptian pound
- World region
- Northern Africa
Quick answers about Matruh
What kind of place is Matruh?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Matruh on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 29.7° north latitude and 27.5° east longitude.
What is the capital of Egypt?
The country capital is Cairo.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.