Ashmoun should not be confused with Ashmun El Rumman.
| Ashmun | |
| Native Name: | أشمون |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Pushpin Map: | Egypt |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Egypt |
| Coordinates: | 30.2941°N 31.0342°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Egypt |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Monufia |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 315.6 |
| Population Total: | 901,191 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Ashmoun (ar|أشمون) is a city in the south of Monufia Governorate, Egypt.
The city's Arabic name comes from Coptic Chmoumi, of unclear etymology, that could be possibly related to a Coptic word for "spring, source" .[2] It was also known as Ashmoun Gerisat, a calque of, where Ptihot is a name of a nearby town, modern Gerays .[3] [4]