El Hamool

Coordinates: 31°18′36″N 31°8′32″E / 31.31000°N 31.14222°E / 31.31000; 31.14222 El Hamool or (Arabic: الحامول) is one of the largest cities in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, in the north of Egypt. It is located in the northern part of the Governorate.

Name

The name, El Hamool, comes from the name of a plant known locally as "el hamool" which is usually planted in Lake Burullus near Baltim.


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