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Population61,388
GeoNames
Local nameأبو حمص
RegionBeheira
Elevation4 m
13 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Cairo
Nearest airportBorg El Arab International Airport (HBE)
62 km
Why visit Abū Ḩummuş
Townapedia lists 1 place to eat in and around town.
Weather in Abū Ḩummuş
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About Abū Ḩummuş
Abu Hummus, also Abu Humus, Abu Hommos, Abu Homos, Abou Homs (Arabic: أبو حمص) is a town in Beheira Governorate, Egypt, an administrative center of markaz Abu Hummus.
From the Wikipedia article Abu Hummus (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Abū Ḩummuş
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Getting there and nearby towns
Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 62 km away.
- Damanhur 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
- Kafr ad Dawwār 18 km west, about 18 min by car
- ‘Izbat ‘Alī as Sayyid 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
- Ḩawsh ‘Īsá 20 km south, about 20 min by car
- Al Maḩmūdīyah 22 km northeast, about 22 min by car
- Disūq 32 km east, about 32 min by car
- Alexandria 40 km west, about 40 min by car
- Tanta 74 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá 82 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Madīnat as Sādāt 83 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- ISS057-E-73432 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS051-E-27760 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS057-E-73431 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-111560 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-111561 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS057-E-73433 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-111562 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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