El Hamam () is the easternmost city in the Matrouh Governorate, Egypt, located on the Mediterranean coast close to the border with the Alexandria Governorate.
The ancient town Cheimo () was located in city's vicinity. The ancient Greek author of the Stadiasmus Maris Magni states that Cheimo was a town where rocky shoals were visible.Stadiasmus of the Great Sea, 2.5
It is also home to the Mohamed Naguib Military Base, which replaced an older military base constructed in 1993.
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