Mit Ghamr
Mit Ghamr, on the eastern bank of the Nile's Damietta branch in Egypt's Dakahlia Governorate, is the country's dominant centre for aluminium production, particularly aluminium utensils. The city also carries a layered history: a Sufi centre during the Mamluk era, a site of resistance to French and British occupation, and one of the cities that declared independence during the 1919 Egyptian revolution — an episode known as the Sultanate of Mit Ghamr. It is credited as the birthplace of the first savings bank in the Middle East and the first modern Islamic bank in the world.
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- Population153,754
- Nearest water from center 0.7 km0.5 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 20 km13 mi
Nearest airports
Mit Ghamr: quick answers
Where is Mit Ghamr?
Mit Ghamr is in Egypt, about 79 km49 miles in a straight line from Giza.
How do you get to Mit Ghamr?
The nearest airport is Cairo (CAI), about 1 hr 46 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Mit Ghamr?
The warmest month is August, averaging 28°C83°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 14°C57°F. The wettest month is February, with about 8 mm0.3 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Mit Ghamr?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 restaurant within 2 km of the centre.