Dekernes

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]
 • Total
238.6 km2 (92.1 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
372,871
 • 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.[citation needed]

Geography

The town is located about 20 km east of Mansoura, the capital of Dakahlia.

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
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

Projects

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

References

  1. ^ a b "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.