El Hamool or () is one of the largest cities in the
Kafr El Sheikh Governorate
Kafr El Sheikh () is one of the governorates of Egypt. It lies in the northern part of the country, along the western branch of the Nile in the Nile Delta. Its capital is the city of Kafr El Sheikh.
Kafr El Sheikh is the first nationwide in the ...
, in the north of
Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...
. It is located in the northern part of the Governorate.
Name
The name, El Hamool, comes from the name of a plant known locally as "el hamool" which is usually planted in
Lake Burullus near
Baltim
Baltim ( ) is a city in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, in the north coast of Egypt.
History
The second part of the town's name preserves "end, furthest part (of Egypt)".
Baltim was the beneficiary of a tax reduction under the reign o ...
.
See also
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List of cities and towns in Egypt
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* 10th of Ramadan
* 15th of May (city), 15th of May
* 6th of October (city), 6th of October
A
* Abu El Matamir
* Abu Hummus
* Abu Tesht
* Abu Tig
* Akhmim
* Al Khankah
* Alexandria
* Arish
* Ashmoun
* Aswan
* Awsim
* Ain Sokhna
B
* ...
References
Populated places in Kafr El Sheikh Governorate
Cities in Egypt
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