Abu El Matamir

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

Abu El Matamir
Abu El Matamir
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 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 grian storage. The city was named by this name because wheat is stored in the past in what is called Matmur and its plural Matamir.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger 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
Average high °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)
Average low °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

References

    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.
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