Sallūm - Sallūm

Es-sallum (also Sollum, Arabic:السلوم‎, as-Sallūm) is a small town on the egyptianMediterranean coast close to the border with Libya and is about 200 kilometers from Marsā Maṭrūḥ and 145 kilometers from the Libyan Tobruk away.

background

The place has been inhabited since at least Roman times. They built the port city here Baraniswhich also had several wells.

In 1927, the British and Italians established the current border between Egypt and Libya.

The place was also the scene of armed conflicts. During the Second World War, large parts of the Mediterranean coast of Libya and Egypt were the scene of fighting. On September 9, 1940, nearby Italian forces began to conquer the north coast of Egypt with air raids against British, Commonwealth and the Free French Armed Forces. The battle ended without result on September 16, 1940. As a result, the village is a transit area for the armed forces. The 1977 Libyan-Egyptian War was also fought near the village.

The village hit the headlines once again: It was the destination of numerous expeditions that wanted to experience a total solar eclipse here on March 29, 2006. The village has been spruced up for this, and there is now a hotel here.

The local residents are mostly Bedouin. In 2006 there were 8,445 inhabitants.^[1]

getting there

In the street

Es-Sallūm is on the Mediterranean coastal road and can be reached from Marsā Maṭrūḥ Sīdī Barrānī can be achieved.

By bus

Regular buses run several times a day between Marsā Maṭrūḥ and es-Sallūm. The journey takes four hours. For the onward journey to Libya you have to use a taxi in town. The taxi costs to the border are around LE 5. On the Libyan side, local taxis wait for customers who drive to el-Burdi. From here buses run to Tobruk and Benghazi.

There is also an international bus route between Cairo and Benghazi or. Tripoli. SuperJet buses run twice a day except Sundays to Benghazi (7 a.m., 5 p.m., LE 150, 17 hours travel time) and once a day except Wednesdays and Saturdays to Tripoli (LE 270, 36 hours travel time). Departure in Cairo is at el-Maza bus station on the east end of Heliopolis.

Onward journey to Libya

Es-Sallūm is only a few kilometers from the border crossing 31.55111125.1597221 Umm Sa'ad(31 ° 33 ′ 4 ″ N.25 ° 9 '35 "E), Arabic:أم سعدNamed after the first Libyan village. The border crossing is officially open 24 hours a day. To cross the border you need a Libyan visa, which you can get at the Libyan embassy in Cairo.

Tourist Attractions

Es-Sallūm is actually not a tourist place. In this respect, there is little to see. These are the Commonwealth Forces cemetery, the 31.5494725.1600591 Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery(31 ° 32 '58 "N.25 ° 9 ′ 36 ″ E), the local port and the market.

The wreck of the Italian submarine, built in 1937 and sunk at the end of September 1940, can be an underwater target Gondar be.

shop

kitchen

The best restaurant in the village is the Sert Hotel restaurant (see below).

accommodation

In addition to simple accommodation, there is also a hotel.

• 31.5511125.159721  Sert El Sallum Hotel (directly on the long-distance road). Tel.: 20 (0)46 480 1113. (31 ° 33 '4 "N.25 ° 9 '35 "E)last change: not specified

climate

Due to its proximity to the Mediterranean Sea, es-Sallūm has a mild climate all year round. From October to March, mainly in January, rain and storms can be expected.

Sallum	Jan	Feb	March	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean highest air temperature in ° C	19	20	21	24	27	30	31	31	30	27	24	20	O	25.3
Average air temperature in ° C	14	14	16	19	21	25	26	26	25	23	19	15	O	20.3
Mean lowest air temperature in ° C	10	10	12	14	17	20	22	22	21	18	15	11	O	16
Precipitation in mm	21	15	7	6	2	1	0	0	0	13	10	17	Σ	92
Relative humidity in%	59	58	59	58	60	59	62	65	64	62	59	59	O	60.3
Salloum, Egypt: Climate, Global Warming, and Daylight Charts and Data, accessed November 17, 2009.

Practical advice

In the village there is a hospital, a post office and a branch of the Egyptian National Bank.

Web links

• Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)

Individual evidence