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.[1]

El Hamam
الحمام
Panoramas of El Hamam
El Hamam is located in Egypt
El Hamam
El Hamam
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30°50′31″N 29°23′39″E / 30.841852°N 29.394043°E / 30.841852; 29.394043
Country Egypt
GovernorateMatrouh
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

The ancient town Cheimo (Greek: Χειμω) was located in city's vicinity.[2]

It is also home to the Mohamed Naguib Military Base, which replaced an older military base constructed in 1993.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "خريطة الحمام مطروح". Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Mohamed Naguib Military Base".