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

Abu El Matamir
Abu El Matamir view
Abu El Matamir view
Abu El Matamir is located in Egypt
Abu El Matamir
Abu El Matamir
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30°54′30″N 30°08′55″E / 30.908411°N 30.148487°E / 30.908411; 30.148487
Country Egypt
GovernorateBeheira Governorate
Population
 (2006)
 • Total44,415
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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

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The Arabic name is from two words ابو "attributed"/"belonging"/father" and المطامير "the plummets".

Climate

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Köppen climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).

Climate data for Abu El Matamir
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

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References

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