El Hamool | |
Native Name: | الحامول |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Egypt |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Egypt |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Egypt |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Kafr El Sheikh |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 31.31°N 31.1422°W |
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.
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.