Abu El Matamir
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| coordinates = {{coord|30.908411|N|30.148487|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Egypt}}
| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_name1 = Beheira Governorate
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| population_total = 44415
| population_as_of = 2006
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Abu El Matamir ({{langx|ar|ابو المطامير}} {{IPA|arz|abol.mɑtˤɑˈmiːɾ|pron}}) is a city in Egypt. In 2006, it had a population of 44,415.{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/Egypt.html|title=Egypt:Governorates and Major Cities|publisher=City Population.de|accessdate=19 July 2012}}
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 {{lang|ar|ابو}} "attributed"/"belonging"/father" and {{lang|ar|المطامير}} "the plummets".
Climate
Köppen climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).
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|location=Abu El Matamir
|Jan high C=18.2
|Feb high C=18.9
|Mar high C=21.5
|Apr high C=25.4
|May high C=28.8
|Jun high C=31.2
|Jul high C=31.6
|Aug high C=32.1
|Sep high C=30.4
|Oct high C=28.8
|Nov high C=24.6
|Dec high C=20.2
|Jan mean C=13.1
|Feb mean C=13.7
|Mar mean C=15.8
|Apr mean C=19
|May mean C=22.6
|Jun mean C=25.4
|Jul mean C=26.3
|Aug mean C=26.6
|Sep mean C=25.2
|Oct mean C=23
|Nov mean C=19.2
|Dec mean C=15
|Jan low C=8.1
|Feb low C=8.6
|Mar low C=10.2
|Apr low C=12.6
|May low C=16.4
|Jun low C=19.6
|Jul low C=21
|Aug low C=21.1
|Sep low C=20
|Oct low C=17.3
|Nov low C=13.9
|Dec low C=9.8
|Jan precipitation mm=25
|Feb precipitation mm=20
|Mar precipitation mm=6
|Apr precipitation mm=5
|May precipitation mm=2
|Jun precipitation mm=0
|Jul precipitation mm=0
|Aug precipitation mm=0
|Sep precipitation mm=0
|Oct precipitation mm=5
|Nov precipitation mm=16
|Dec precipitation mm=26
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{Cite web |url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/478895/ |title= Climate: Abu al Matamir - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table |publisher=Climate-Data.org |accessdate=15 August 2013 }}
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Notable people
References
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{{Cities of Egypt}}
Category:Populated places in Beheira Governorate
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