Mersa Matruh (also spelled Marsa Matruh and Marsa Matrouh; Arabic:مرسى مطروح, IPA:[ˈmæɾsæ mɑtˤˈɾuːħ]) is a seaport in Egypt, the capital of the Matrouh Governorate. It is 240km (150mi) west of Alexandria and 222km from Sallum, on the main highway from the Nile Delta to the Libyan border. Another highway leads south from the town, toward the Western Desert and the oases of Siwa and Bahariya.