- El Alamein - a village west of Alexandria on the north coast of Egypt; the scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Germans in 1942
--1 is a kind of village, hamlet
--1 is a part of Egypt, Arab Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic- El Alamein, Al Alamayn, Battle of El Alamein - in World War II (1942); a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel
--2 is a kind of pitched battle
--2 is a part of World War II, World War 2, Second World War - El Alamein, Al Alamayn, Battle of El Alamein - in World War II (1942); a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel