El Hamam
El Hamam
الحمام | |
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.jpg) .jpg)  Panoramas of El Hamam | |
  El Hamam Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′31″N 29°23′39″E / 30.841852°N 29.394043°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Matrouh |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.1 km2 (12.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 20,156 |
| • Density | 609/km2 (1,580/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Hamami (Male, Arabic: حمامي) Hamamiyah (Female, Arabic: حمامية) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
El Hamam (Arabic: الحمام) is the easternmost city in the Matrouh Governorate, Egypt, located on the Mediterranean coast close to the border with the Alexandria Governorate.[2]
The ancient town Cheimo (Greek: Χειμὼ or Χιμὼ) was located in city's vicinity.[3] The ancient Greek author of the Stadiasmus Maris Magni states that Cheimo was a town where rocky shoals were visible.[4]
It is also home to the Mohamed Naguib Military Base, which replaced an older military base constructed in 1993.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "خريطة الحمام مطروح". Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ↑ Mattingly, D. J. (2018-06-08). "Ch(e)imo: a Pleiades place resource". Pleiades: a gazetteer of past places. Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ↑ Stadiasmus of the Great Sea, 2.5
- ↑ "Mohamed Naguib Military Base".
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