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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Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...
, an administrative center of ''
markaz'' Abu Hummus.
The old name of the town is Shubra Bar () which Ramzi derives from ''Chabriou Kome'' () named after
Chabrias
Chabrias ( el, Χαβρίας; bef. 420–357 BC) was an Athenian general active in the first half of the 4th century BC. During his career he was involved in several battles, both on land and sea. The orator Demosthenes described him as one o ...
.
Gauthier Gauthier () is a French name of Germanic origin, corresponding to the English given name Walter.
People with the given name
* Gauthier de Costes, seigneur de la Calprenède
* Gauthier de Brienne, Counts Walter III of Brienne, Walter IV of Brienne, ...
derives the modern name from
Egyptian ''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 Durham University webpage
Markaz
, the population of the ''markaz'' Abu Hummus was estimated at 348,000.[ The markaz is known as the site of the Nakhla meteorite.
]
Notable people
* Younes Makhioun
References
Populated places in Beheira Governorate
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