Abu_El_Matamir

Abu El Matamir

Abu El Matamir

City in Beheira Governorate, Egypt

Abu El Matamir (Arabic: ابو المطامير  pronounced [abol.mɑtˤɑˈmiːɾ]) is a city in Egypt. In 2006, it had a population of 44,415.[1]

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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).

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Notable people

References

    1. [1]
      "Egypt:Governorates and Major Cities". City Population.de. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
    2. [2]
      "Climate: Abu al Matamir - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 15 August 2013.


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