Dekernes

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.

Dekernes
دكرنس
Town
Dekernes is located in Egypt
Dekernes
Dekernes
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31°5′18″N 31°35′49″E
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

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
See also: Nile Delta § 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
Average high °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)
Average low °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. "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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