El Hawamdeya (, ) is a

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

in the Giza Governorate 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 ...

. Successive

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results indicate a considerable steady rise in its population - 73,298 in 1986, 91,732 in 1996, 109,468 in and 113,128 (estimated) in 2008.

Geography

El Hawamdeya lies in the south of the Giza Governorate and overlooks the Nile river.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).

Education

There are several schools in the city: *Omar Ibn El Khatab language school *El Hawamdeya Primary School *Bebars Primary School *Bebars Preparatory School *Arab El Saha School *El Hawamdeya Preparatory School *Mona El Amir Primary School *El Hawamdeya Secondary School *Zikry Idris Primary School *El Sheikh Etman Primary School *Al Azhary Religious Institute (boys) *Al Azhary Religious Institute (girls)

Religion

Islam

The city houses several mosques, including: *Mohammed Ahmed Abd El Salam Mosque (El Gomhoriah St.) *Ashab El Yameen Mosque (Saad Zagloul St.) *Al-Tawhid Mosque

Christianity

The city contains one of the oldest churches in Egypt; Church of Prince Tadros El Shabaty.

Clubs

*El Saha El Shabeya *Sherket El Sokar *Om Khanan *El Sheikh Othman *Markaz Shabab Mona El Amir

Notable people

* Thabet El-Batal, an Egyptian international goalkeeper.

References

{{Egypt-geo-stub Populated places in Giza Governorate Cities in Egypt