Abu El Matamir


Abu El Matamir is a city in Egypt. In 2023, it had a population of 69,338.
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.

Notable people