Abu Hummus, also Abu Humus, Abu Hommos, Abu Homos, Abou Homs ( ar, أبو حمص) is a town in

Beheira Governorate Beheira Governorate ( ar, محافظة البحيرة ', , "the governorate of the Lake") is a coastal governorate in Egypt. Located in the northern part of the country in the Nile Delta, its capital is Damanhur. Overview Beheira Governorate ...

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, an administrative center of '' markaz'' Abu Hummus. The old name of the town is Shubra Bar () which Ramzi derives from ''Chabriou Kome'' () named after

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derives the modern name from

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''hap-m-s'' ''"which hides what is in it"''. Abu Hummus spans between the Cairo-Alexandria Agricultural Road and the El-Mahmoudeya Canal."Abu Hummus"
, a

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Markaz

, the population of the ''markaz'' Abu Hummus was estimated at 348,000. The markaz is known as the site of the

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Notable people

* Younes Makhioun

References

Populated places in Beheira Governorate {{Egypt-geo-stub