Mit Ghamr
30°43′N31°15′E/ 30.717°N 31.250°E
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Mit Ghamr | |
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![]() Old photo of children and their father playingcricketat Mit Ghamr Railway station. The father lost his leg whilst working with the Egyptianlabour corpsinSinai. | |
![]() The Nile Delta | |
Coordinates:30°43′N31°15′E/ 30.717°N 31.250°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Dakahlia |
Area | |
• Total | 5.14 sq mi (13.31 km2) |
Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 153,754 |
• Density | 30,000/sq mi (12,000/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+2(EST) |
Mit Ghamr(Arabic:ميت غمر,IPA:[ˈmiːtˈɣɑmɾ]) is atowninDakahlia Governorate,Egypt.It is a major center producingaluminiumaccounting for more than 70% of Egypt's total production, especiallyaluminumutensils. It is a city inDakahlia Governorate,where it is second only toAl Mansurahin population and importance.
History
[edit]TheEdinburgh Medical Missionary SocietywithFrederick Oakley Lasbreyfounded a medical mission in Mit Ghamr in 1928.[2]
Geography
[edit]Mit Ghamr is located onDamiettabranch of theNile,and just on the opposite side of the Nile located another city calledZiftawhich belongs toGharbia Governorate.Mit Ghamr is located in the middle of four governorates,Dakahliato the north,Al Qaliobiahto the south,Al Sharqiahto the east and Al Gharbiah to the west. It is about 43 kilometers away fromAl Mansurahand 28 kilometers away fromZagazig,the capital of Sharqia, also about 35 kilometers fromBanha,the capital of Qalyubia, and 29 kilometers fromTanta,the capital of Al Gharbiah.
Villages
[edit]Mit Ghamr includes many villages such as Mit Yaeish, Mit El Faramawi, Mit Nagy, Dundait, Masara, Simbo Maqam, Makkam, Kafr Serenga, Sant Mai, and Sanafa. Those villages are located around the city where farmers grow various crops such ascorn,rice,wheatandcotton.
Climate
[edit]Köppen-Geiger climate classification systemclassifies its climate ashot desert(BWh).
Climate data for Mit Ghamr | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
20 (68) |
22.8 (73.0) |
27 (81) |
31.6 (88.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34 (93) |
34 (93) |
32.1 (89.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
25 (77) |
20.7 (69.3) |
27.4 (81.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12 (54) |
12.9 (55.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19 (66) |
14.3 (57.7) |
20.2 (68.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
13 (55) |
8 (46) |
13.0 (55.3) |
Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 9 (0.4) |
6 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3 (0.1) |
6 (0.2) |
10 (0.4) |
43 (1.7) |
Source:Climate-Data.org[3] |
Education
[edit]InTafahna ,one of the many villages surrounding Mit Ghamr, is a newly-founded branch ofAl Azhar University.This university was built by locals and serves hundreds of students.
Religion
[edit]Mit Ghamr also has a largeCoptic Orthodox Church,called Marigirgis church. The church has been there for many years. Some people thought that Saint George appeared in the church around the year 1920 when there was a big fire in the town and the church was the only place saved from the fire, claiming that they saw him hovering on top of the church with his horse.
Mit Ghamr was the town in whichDr. Ahmad El Naggarset up the first Islamic bank which pioneered the globalIslamic Bankingsystem.[4]
Notable people
[edit]Mit Ghamr is home to one of the best knownIslamic scholars,SheikhMuhammad Metwally Al Shaarawy,who was born in the village ofDakadouswhere he was finally buried.
References
[edit]- ^abc"Mīt Ghamr (Kism (fully urban), Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".citypopulation.de.Retrieved17 June2023.
- ^"Aug 1928, The Mission Hospital - Church Missionary Society Periodicals - Adam Matthew Digital".www.churchmissionarysociety.amdigital.co.uk.Retrieved2023-12-11.
- ^"Climate: Mit Ghamr - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table".Climate-Data.org.Retrieved14 August2013.
- ^شحاتة, حسين حسين (2009-01-01).المصارف الإسلامية(in Arabic). Al Manhal.ISBN978-9796500123.