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Abu Hummus
Town in Beheira Governorate, Egypt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abu Hummus, also Abu Humus, Abu Hommos, Abu Homos,[3] Abou Homs (Arabic: أبو حمص) is a town in Beheira Governorate, Egypt, an administrative center of markaz Abu Hummus.
The old name of the town is Shubra Bar (Arabic: شبرا بار) or Shunbar (Arabic: شُنْبَار)[4] which Ramzi derives from Chabriou Kome (Ancient Greek: Χαβρίου Κώμη) named after Chabrias.[5] Gauthier derives the modern name from Egyptian hap-m-s "which hides what is in it".[6]
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Geography
Located midway between the city of Alexandria and the western branch of the Nile Delta, south of Lake Idku, Abu Hummus spans between the Cairo-Alexandria Agricultural Road and the El-Mahmoudeya Canal.[7]
The town has a Local court, City Town Hall, and a railway station. In 1911 Nakhla meteorite landed in the town.[8][9][10] Many people witnessed the meteorite approaching from the northwest, inclination about 30°, along with the track marked with a column of white smoke. Several explosions were heard before it fell to Earth in an area of 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) in diameter, and about forty pieces were recovered;[11] the fragments were buried in the ground up to a metre deep.
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Markaz
As of 2007[update], the population of the markaz Abu Hummus was estimated at 348,000.[3] The markaz is known as the site of the Nakhla meteorite.[8]
Notable people
References
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