El Hamam
El Hamam
الحمام | |
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Panoramas of El Hamam | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′31″N 29°23′39″E / 30.841852°N 29.394043°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Matrouh |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
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El Hamam (Arabic: الحمام) is the easternmost city in the Matrouh Governorate, Egypt, located on the Mediterranean coast close to the border with the Alexandria Governorate.
The ancient town Cheimo (Greek: Χειμω) was located in city's vicinity.
It is also home to the Mohamed Naguib Military Base, which replaced an older military base constructed in 1993.