North Africa
Egypt
Giza Governorate

Tummwah

Tummwah is a village in the in Egypt. Also spelled as "Tamwah", it is a Coptic old name that the village is keeping from the Old Egyptian name. According to the 2006 census, the village had 21,689 residents, 11,212 males and 10,477 females.
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  • Type: Village with 21,700 residents
  • Description: village in Giza Governorate, Egypt
  • Also known as: “Ţammūh”, “Tamuk”, “Tomouh”, and “Tummwah, Giza”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Torah Mahkoum Prison and Aqrab Prison.

Prison
Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tora Prison is an Egyptian prison complex for criminal and political detainees, located in Tora, Egypt. The complex is situated in front of the Tora El Balad metro station.

Prison
The Al-Aqrab Prison is a supermax prison in , , south of . It is used for political prisoners and opponents of the Egyptian government, which includes Muslim Brotherhood and April 6 Youth Movement leaders, as well as political activists.

School
Lycée Français du Caire is the French International School in , . It is directly operated by the Agency for French Education Abroad, an agency of the French government.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tura and Al-Hawamidyah.

Village
Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was the primary quarry for limestone in ancient Egypt. The site, which was known by the ancient Egyptians as Troyu or Royu, is located about halfway between modern-day and .

Town
El Hawamdeya is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt. Successive census results indicate a considerable steady rise in its population: 73,298 in 1986, 91,770 in 1996, 109,314 in 2006, 149,567 in 2018 and 158,278 in 2023. is situated 5 km south of Tummwah.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
Ma'adi a suburban district of , to the south of the city center on the eastern bank of the Nile, consists of two distinct areas, Old Ma'adi and New Ma'adi.

Tummwah

Latitude
29.93591° or 29° 56′ 9″ north
Longitude
31.26416° or 31° 15′ 51″ east
Population
21,700
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
7GXHW7P7+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 331877617
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
347538
Wiki­data ID
Q12221876
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Tummwah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “طموه، الجيزة”
  • Arabic: “طموه”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “طموه”
  • French: “Tamwa”
  • German: “Tammuh”
  • Irish: “Tummwah”
  • Polish: “Tammuh”

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Highlights include معهد الجيزة العالي للهندسة والتكنولوجيا طموه and معهد الجيزة العالي للهندسة والتكنولوجيا.

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