Abu El Matamir
City in Beheira Governorate, Egypt
30°54′30″N 30°08′55″E / 30.908411°N 30.148487°E / 30.908411; 30.148487 (2006)
Abu El Matamir (Arabic: ابو المطامير pronounced [abol.mɑtˤɑˈmiːɾ]) is a city in Egypt. In 2006, it had a population of 44,415.[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).
Climate data for Abu El Matamir | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.9 (66.0) | 21.5 (70.7) | 25.4 (77.7) | 28.8 (83.8) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.6 (88.9) | 32.1 (89.8) | 30.4 (86.7) | 28.8 (83.8) | 24.6 (76.3) | 20.2 (68.4) | 26.0 (78.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) | 13.7 (56.7) | 15.8 (60.4) | 19 (66) | 22.6 (72.7) | 25.4 (77.7) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.6 (79.9) | 25.2 (77.4) | 23 (73) | 19.2 (66.6) | 15 (59) | 20.4 (68.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) | 8.6 (47.5) | 10.2 (50.4) | 12.6 (54.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 19.6 (67.3) | 21 (70) | 21.1 (70.0) | 20 (68) | 17.3 (63.1) | 13.9 (57.0) | 9.8 (49.6) | 14.9 (58.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25 (1.0) | 20 (0.8) | 6 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (0.2) | 16 (0.6) | 26 (1.0) | 105 (4.1) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[2] |
Notable people
- Mohamed Ibrahim (footballer, born 1992)
References
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Cairo
Giza, 6th of October City, Sheikh Zayed City, El Hawamdeya, El Badrashein, El Saff, Atfih, El Ayyat, Bawiti, Manshiyat al Qanater, Awsim, Kerdasa, Abu El Numrus
Damanhur, Kafr El Dawwar, Rosetta, Edku, Abu El Matamir, Abu Hummus, El Delengat, El Mahmoudiyah, El Rahmaniya, Itay El Barud, Hosh Issa, Shubra Khit, Koum Hamada, Badr, Wadi El Natrun, New Nubariya
Mansoura, Talkha, Mit Ghamr, Dekernes, Aga, Minyat An-Nasr, El Senbellawein, El Kurdi, Bani Ebaid, El Manzala, Temay El Amdeed, El Gammalia, Sherbin, El Matareya, Dakahlia, Belqas, Mit Salsil, Gamasa, Mahallat Damana, Nabaruh
Kafr El Sheikh, Desouk, Fuwwah, Metoubes, Baltim, El Hamool, Biyala, El Reyad, Sidi Salem, Qallin, Sidi Ghazi, Borg El Burulus
Shibin El Kom, Sadat (city), Menouf, Sirs Al-Layyan, Ashmoun, El Bagour, Quesna, Birket El Sab, Tala, Shuhada
Zagazig, 10th of Ramadan (city), Minya El Qamh, Bilbeis, Mashtool El Souk, Al-Qinayat, Abu Hammad, El Qurein, Hihya, Abu Kebir, Faqous, El Salheya El Gedida, El Ibrahimiya, Diyarb Negm, Kafr Saqr, Awlad Saqr, El Husseiniya, Tanis, Minshat Abu Omar, Qantir
Minya, New Minya, El Idwa, Maghagha, Beni Mazar, Matai, Samalut, Mallawi, Dir Mawas, Aba al-Waqf, Dir Mawas, Dalga, Bahnasa, Idmo, Tuna el-Gebel, Al Madinah Al Fikriyyah
Sohag, New Sohag, Akhmim, New Akhmim, El Balyana, El Maragha, Ptolemais Hermiou, Dar El Salam, Girga, West Juhayna, Saqultah, Tima, Tahta
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