Abu El Matamir

Abu El Matamir (ابو المطامير ) is a city in Egypt. In 2006, it had a population of 44,415.

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 ابو "attributed"/"belonging"/father" and المطامير "the plummets".

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

Notable people

 * Mohamed Ibrahim (footballer, born 1992)