Kom Hamada

Kom Hamada is a district (markaz) town in Beheira Governorate, on the Rashid (Rosetta) branch of the Nile, bordered by Itay El Barud to the north and Monufia Governorate to the south. It was formerly known as Menyet Asami before being renamed Kom Hamada in the early Ottoman era, around 1526. The district headquarters were originally at nearby Nageela, but moved to Kom Hamada in 1902 because the village had a railway station and sat more centrally among the surrounding settlements. Archaeological remains, including pottery and stone blocks from the Ptolemaic era, have been found at nearby ancient mounds such as Tell Makboura, Tell El Jil, Kom El Adda, and Tell Truhgi. The district is known for extensive fertile farmland producing fruit and vegetables alongside the Delta's staple crops of cotton, rice, and maize.

By Plane

Via Cairo International Airport (CAI) with onward road or rail travel.

By Train

Kom Hamada has had a railway station since the early 20th century, which was the reason the district's administrative seat was moved there in 1902; it has rail links along the Delta network.

By Car / Road

Roads connect Kom Hamada to Damanhur, Itay El Barud, and the surrounding Delta towns.

Microbuses and tuk-tuks are the main local transport.

Ancient mounds in the district, including Tell Makboura, Tell El Jil, Kom El Adda, and Tell Truhgi, have yielded Ptolemaic-era pottery and stonework, though they are archaeological sites rather than developed visitor attractions.

Egyptian Delta staples — koshari, fuul, falafel, and grilled meats — are the general fare across Beheira towns.

Egyptian tea and sugar-cane juice, common across Delta towns.

Cairo is the main onward destination.