Description & Facts: www.TravelsWithSheila.com The road from Alexandria to Siwa Oasis passes El Alamein. Important World War II battles were fought in the El Alamein area during the battles for North Africa. Even I have heard of Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox. The British Commonwealth Cemetery and War Museum were located directly behind the gas station we stopped at for very early morning coffee. No time to visit this or other World War II landmarks located a short distance from town. Fact 20 million land mines are still buried in the Egypt's Western Desert and even though the Egyptian Government fences off what they can, the desert sands are constantly shifting...land mines along with the sands. Frightening thought!