Agami

For other uses, see Agami (disambiguation).

Agami العجمى
A collection of Lotus sculptures
Agami Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31.095866°N 29.760389°E / 31.095866; 29.760389
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Alexandria
Population
• Estimate  (2016)	300,000
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)

Agami (Arabic: العجمى el-ʿAgami, mostly shortened to عجمى [ˈʕæɡæmi]; full name: عجمى البيطاش [elˈʕæɡæmi l.biˈtˤɑːʃ]) is a city in the Alexandria Governorate of Egypt. Twenty kilometres (12 mi) west of Alexandria, the town is a popular destination for both local Alexandrians and tourists in Giza and Cairo.

Overview

The city started as a compound for the elite class of Egypt in the 1950s. The city is a popular local tourist destination for middle-class Egyptians, famous for its turquoise waters. The city also has a number of monuments, including a French fort built during the French campaign in Egypt under Napoleon Bonaparte, and also has several watch towers built during the Ottoman era.

The city was also a famous hunting spot in the early 1940s for hunting turtles, doves, and quails.

Geography

Location

The city has flourished mainly for its relatively small distance from Alexandria and its location on the intersection of Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road and the North Coast road, which made it a favoured spot for vacationers in Egypt.

Neighborhoods

• Abu Yusuf
• Nakheel
• Bitash
• Hanoville
• Dekhela
• Sidi Kreir

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh),^[1] but prevailing Mediterranean Sea winds highly moderate the temperatures, which is similar to the rest of the northern coast of Egypt. Its climate is very similar to Alexandria, but Alexandria is wetter.

Climate data for Agami
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	18 (64)	18.5 (65.3)	20.5 (68.9)	23.7 (74.7)	26.2 (79.2)	29.7 (85.5)	29.5 (85.1)	30.7 (87.3)	29.5 (85.1)	28.2 (82.8)	24.5 (76.1)	20.2 (68.4)	24.9 (76.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	13.7 (56.7)	14.2 (57.6)	15.9 (60.6)	18.5 (65.3)	21.4 (70.5)	25.3 (77.5)	25.7 (78.3)	26.5 (79.7)	25.5 (77.9)	23.3 (73.9)	19.8 (67.6)	15.7 (60.3)	20.5 (68.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	9.4 (48.9)	10 (50)	11.3 (52.3)	13.3 (55.9)	16.6 (61.9)	20.9 (69.6)	21.9 (71.4)	22.3 (72.1)	21.5 (70.7)	18.5 (65.3)	15.2 (59.4)	11.3 (52.3)	16.0 (60.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	43 (1.7)	30 (1.2)	9 (0.4)	4 (0.2)	1 (0.0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	5 (0.2)	26 (1.0)	44 (1.7)	162 (6.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org[1]

Gallery

Kilo 21, A Neighborhood in Agami

A Mosque in Agami

References

1. "Climate: Agami - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 15 August 2013.