Al Hamed

Al Ḩammād al Gharbī
الحماد الغربي
Al Hamed
Village
Al Ḩammād al Gharbī
Coordinates: 31°20′02″N 30°26′35″E / 31.33389°N 30.44306°E / 31.33389; 30.44306
Country Egypt
Governorate Beheira

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.

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