Mit Ghamr

Mit Ghamr
Old photo of children and their father playing cricket at Mit Ghamr Railway station. The father lost his leg whilst working with the Egyptian labour corps in Sinai.
The Nile Delta
Mit Ghamr Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30°43′N 31°15′E
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Dakahlia
Area
• Total	5.14 sq mi (13.31 km2)
Elevation	62 ft (19 m)
Population  (2021)
• Total	153,754
• Density	30,000/sq mi (12,000/km2)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)

Mit Ghamr (Arabic: ميت غمر, IPA: [ˈmiːt ˈɣɑmɾ]) is a town in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. It is a major center producing aluminium accounting for more than 70% of Egypt's total production, especially aluminum utensils. It is a city in Dakahlia Governorate, where it is second only to Al Mansurah in population and importance.

History

A group of Australian soldiers at Mit Ghamr train station during World War I

-The Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society with Frederick Oakley Lasbrey founded a medical mission in Mit Ghamr in 1928.

-In 1902, a huge fire broke out in Mit Ghamr that lasted 12 days and spread to the surrounding villages. The result of this fire was the death of more than 5,000 people, which made this incident the subject of poems of mourning by Egyptian poets such as Ahmed Shawqi and Hafez Ibrahim.

Monuments

Emir Hammad mosque

• Al-Ghamry Minaret is an ancient minaret dating back to the Mamluk era in Mit Ghamr.
• Emir Hammad mosque is considered one of the ancient Islamic monuments in Mit Ghamr, the mosque dating back to the Ottoman era, specifically the seventeenth century AD.

Geography

Mit Ghamr is located on Damietta branch of the Nile, and just on the opposite side of the Nile located another city called Zifta which belongs to Gharbia Governorate. Mit Ghamr is located in the middle of four governorates, Dakahlia to the north, Al Qaliobiah to the south, Al Sharqiah to the east and Al Gharbiah to the west. It is about 43 kilometers away from Al Mansurah and 28 kilometers away from Zagazig, the capital of Sharqia, also about 35 kilometers from Banha, the capital of Qalyubia, and 29 kilometers from Tanta, the capital of Al Gharbiah.

Villages

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 as corn, rice, wheat and cotton.

Climate

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

Climate data for Mit Ghamr
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)
Average precipitation mm (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

Education

Faculty of Specific Education in Mit Ghamr

-In Tafahna, one of the many villages surrounding Mit Ghamr, is a newly-founded branch of Al Azhar University. This university was built by locals and serves hundreds of students.

-Inside Mit Ghamr itself is the Faculty of Specific Education, Mansoura University Branch.

Economy

In 2022, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated the Mit Ghamr Investment Zone, covering a total area of 18 acres, at a cost of EGP 418 million, with the aim of supporting economic and social development in Egypt, attracting foreign investments, encouraging local investments and providing job opportunities, as it includes 107 industrial units.

Religion

Mit Ghamr also has a large Coptic 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 which Dr. Ahmad El Naggar set up the first Islamic bank which pioneered the global Islamic Banking system.

Notable people

Sheikh Muhammad AL Shaarawy

• Mit Ghamr is home to one of the best known Islamic scholars, Sheikh Muhammad Metwally Al Shaarawy, who was born in the village of Dakadous where he was finally buried.
• Noman Ashour is an Egyptian poet and playwright, born in Mit Ghamr, He is known for establishing realism in Egyptian drama, He has many plays that have been felt among Egyptians.
• Salah Nasr is an Egyptian military and political leader, born in the village of Santamay, Mit Ghamr District, He was the head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service between 1957 and 1967, Salah Nasr is considered the most famous head of Egyptian intelligence and has a prominent role in raising the status of Egyptian General Intelligence, Many successful operations were carried out during his tenure.
• Selim Hassan was the most famous Egyptian Egyptologist Born in Mit Nagi, Mit Ghamr, He was the first native Egyptian to be appointed Professor of Egyptology at the University of Cairo, a post he held from 1936 to 1939, He was then made Deputy-Director of the Antiquities Service. he wrote the 18-volume Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt in Arabic and supervised the excavation of many ancient Egyptian tombs under the auspices of Cairo University.
• Hemat Mustafa is an Egyptian media figure born in Mit Ghamr. She is from the pioneer generation and is considered the first female broadcaster to appear on Egyptian television and read news bulletins.