| Dekernes دكرنس | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  DekernesLocation in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 31°5′18″N 31°35′49″E / 31.08833°N 31.59694°E / 31.08833; 31.59694 | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Dakahlia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 238.6 km (92.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 372,871 |
| • Density | 1,600/km (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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. 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.
Education
The town is home to one of the oldest High schools in Egypt, Ali Mubarak School, which was built in 1911.
Geography
The town is located about 20 km east of Mansoura, the capital of Dakahlia.
Climate
See also: Nile Delta § ClimateDekernes 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 | |||||||||||||
Villages
| 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)
- Mit Tareif
- Mit Sudan
- Mit Sewiyd
- Mit Sharaf
- Mit Fares
Notable people
- Sami Al-Adl [ar], an actor and producer.
Projects
In 2018 money was earmarked by the Egyptian Government for infrastructure projects in Dekernes.
References
- ^ "Dikirnis (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 35.
- Czapkiewicz, Andrzej (1971). Ancient Egyptian and Coptic Elements in the Toponomy of Contemporary Egypt. p. 24.
- "Climate: Dekernes - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- Bulletin de l'Institut d'Égypte (in Arabic). l'Institut français d'archeologie orientale. 1971-01-01.
- "وفاة الفنان سامى العدل". today.almasryalyoum.com. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- "Egypt to carry out $550mln sanitary project". Thomson Reuters Projects MENA. Mubasher.
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