El Hamam

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
Area
 • Total
33.1 km2 (12.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
20,156
 • Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Hamami (Male, Arabic: حمامي) Hamamiyah (Female, Arabic: حمامية)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

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: Χειμω) was located in city's vicinity.[3]

It is also home to the Mohamed Naguib Military Base, which replaced an older military base constructed in 1993.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  2. ^ "خريطة الحمام مطروح". Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Mohamed Naguib Military Base".