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 | |
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.jpg) .jpg)  Panoramas of El Hamam | |
  El Hamam Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′31″N 29°23′39″E / 30.841852°N 29.394043°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Matrouh |
| Time zone | UTC+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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- ^ "خريطة الحمام مطروح". Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mohamed Naguib Military Base".
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