Coordinates: 31°20′02″N 30°26′35″E / 31.33389°N 30.44306°E / 31.33389; 30.44306

Al Hamed

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Al Ḩammād al Gharbī
الحماد الغربي
Al Hamed
Village
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CountryEgypt Egypt
GovernorateFile:Flag of Behira Govenorate.JPG Beheira
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Al Ḩammād al Gharbī (Arabic: الحماد الغربي) also known as Al Hamed is a town in Beheira Governorate in Egypt near Rosetta.

On 21 April 1807, forces loyal to Muhammad Ali defeated a small British force here during the Alexandria expedition of 1807.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ p.7, Hassan, Fernea

References

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  • Hassan, Hassan & Fernea, Robert, In the House of Muhammad Ali: A Family Album, 1805-1952, American University in Cairo Press, 2000