Abu Hummus, also Abu Humus, Abu Hommos, Abu Homos,[2]Abou Homs (
Arabic: أبو حمص) is a town in
Beheira Governorate,
Egypt, an administrative center of markaz Abu Hummus.
The old name of the town is Shubra Bar (
Arabic: شبرا بار) or Shunbar (
Arabic: شُنْبَار)[3] which Ramzi derives from Chabriou Kome (
Ancient Greek: Χαβρίου Κώμη) named after
Chabrias.[4]Gauthier derives the modern name from
Egyptianhap-m-s"which hides what is in it".[5]
The town has a Local court, City Town Hall, and a railway station. In 1911
Nakhla meteorite landed in the town.[7][8][9] Many people witnessed the meteorite approaching from the northwest, inclination about 30°, along with the track marked with a column of white smoke. Several explosions were heard before it fell to
Earth in an area of 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) in diameter, and about forty pieces were recovered;[10] the fragments were buried in the ground up to a metre deep.
Markaz
As of 2007[update], the population of the markaz Abu Hummus was estimated at 348,000.[2] The markaz is known as the site of the
Nakhla meteorite.[7]
^"Nakhla meteorite fragment" – From the Natural History Museum. Rotatable image of a fragment of the meteorite. URL accessed September 6, 2006.
^McBridge, Kathleen M.; Righter, K. (August 8, 2011). The 100th Anniversary of the Fall of Nakhla: The Subdivision of BM1913,25. 74th Annual Meeting of the Meteroritical Society. NASA Technical Reports Server.
hdl:2060/20110014358.