Dekernes
دكرنس
Town
Dekernes is located in Egypt
Dekernes
Dekernes
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31°5′18″N 31°35′49″E / 31.08833°N 31.59694°E / 31.08833; 31.59694
Country Egypt
GovernorateDakahlia
Area
[1]
 • Total238.6 km2 (92.1 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total372,871
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
Area code(+20) 50

Dekernes (Egyptian Arabic: دكرنس [deˈkeɾnes]) is a town in the center of the Dakahlia Governorate of Egypt. It is situated about 20 km east of Mansoura, the capital of Dakahlia.

Etymology

The town's name is pre-Arabic, but the exact etymology is unknown.[2] Czapkiewicz suggests that it is derived from a Hellenised version of Ancient Egyptian: tꜣ-qrnr, lit. 'land of Qerner (an epithet of Osiris)' through Coptic: ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲛⲓϭ/ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲛⲓ.[3]

Education

The town is home to one of the oldest High schools in Egypt, Ali Mubarak School, which was built in 1911.

Climate

Dekernes is classified by Köppen-Geiger climate classification system as hot desert (BWh).

Climate data for Dekernes
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 17.9
(64.2)		 19
(66)		 21.5
(70.7)		 25.4
(77.7)		 30.1
(86.2)		 31.7
(89.1)		 31.9
(89.4)		 32.2
(90.0)		 30.9
(87.6)		 28.2
(82.8)		 24.4
(75.9)		 19.7
(67.5)		 26.1
(78.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.5
(54.5)		 13.4
(56.1)		 15.6
(60.1)		 18.9
(66.0)		 22.8
(73.0)		 25.2
(77.4)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.6
(79.9)		 25.1
(77.2)		 22.9
(73.2)		 19.3
(66.7)		 14.5
(58.1)		 20.3
(68.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.2
(45.0)		 7.8
(46.0)		 9.8
(49.6)		 12.4
(54.3)		 15.5
(59.9)		 18.7
(65.7)		 21.1
(70.0)		 21
(70)		 19.3
(66.7)		 17.7
(63.9)		 14.3
(57.7)		 9.4
(48.9)		 14.5
(58.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 15
(0.6)		 9
(0.4)		 6
(0.2)		 4
(0.2)		 3
(0.1)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 5
(0.2)		 8
(0.3)		 11
(0.4)		 61
(2.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

Villages

Location of Dekernes
Location of Dekernes

Dekernes is the main city in markaz Dekernes. It is surrounded by many small villages which form a part of markaz Dekernes such as:

Local unit of Demouh:

  • Demouh
  • El Qibab El Kubra
  • El Qibab El Sughra
  • Kafr El Qibab
  • El Gazeera
  • Meit Dhafer
  • El Mersaah
  • Kafr Abdel Mo'men

Local unit of Demeshalt:

  • Demeshalt
  • Meit El Nahhal
  • Kafr El Baz

Local unit of Negeir:

  • Negeir
  • El Qalyubiya
  • El Azazna
  • Kafr Abu Nasser

Others:

  • El Mahmoudiya
  • Manshat Abdel-Rahman
  • Ashmun El Rumman (According to Gauthier, the original village name was "Chemoun Erman", a Coptic name, from which today's name is derived[5])
  • Mit Tareif
  • Mit Sudan
  • Mit Sewiyd
  • Mit Sharaf
  • Mit Fares

Notable people

  • Sami Al-Adl, an actor and producer.[6]

Projects

In 2018 money was earmarked by the Egyptian Government for infrastructure projects in Dekernes.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dikirnis (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 35.
  3. ↑ Czapkiewicz, Andrzej (1971). Ancient Egyptian and Coptic Elements in the Toponomy of Contemporary Egypt. p. 24.
  4. ↑ "Climate: Dekernes - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  5. ↑ Bulletin de l'Institut d'Égypte (in Arabic). l'Institut français d'archeologie orientale. 1971-01-01.
  6. ↑ "وفاة الفنان سامى العدل". today.almasryalyoum.com. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  7. ↑ "Egypt to carry out $550mln sanitary project". Thomson Reuters Projects MENA. Mubasher.
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