Place:Abu El Matamir
From HandWiki
Abu El Matamir | |
|---|---|
 Abu El Matamir view | |
Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 30°54′30″N 30°08′55″E / 30.908411°N 30.148487°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Beheira Governorate |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 69,338 |
| • Density | 6,400/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Abu El Matamir (Egyptian Arabic: ابو المطامير arz) is a city in Egypt. In 2023, it had a population of 69,338.[1]
The city existed before the Islamic conquest of Egypt, and the Romans used it as a grain storage. The city acquired this name because wheat was stored in the past in Matamirs.
Etymology
The Arabic name is from two words ابو "attributed"/"belonging"/father" and المطامير "the plummets".
Climate
Köppen climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).
Script error: No such module "weather box".
Notable people
- Mohamed Ibrahim (footballer, born 1992)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". https://www.citypopulation.de/en/egypt/cities/.
- ↑ "Climate: Abu al Matamir - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. http://en.climate-data.org/location/478895/. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- REDIRECT Template:Cities and towns in Egypt
This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect:
|
 |  |
