Dekernes ( ) is a town in the center of the Dakahlia Governorate of

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

. It is situated about 20 km east of

Mansoura Mansoura (; ', , rural: ) is a city in Egypt located on the eastern bank of the Damietta branch of the Nile river. The city is the capital of the Dakahlia Governorate and has a population of 621,953 as of 2021. Etymology ''Mansoura'' in Arabic ...

, 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 through .

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

, the capital of Dakahlia.

Climate

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

Villages

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

*, an actor and producer.

Projects

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

References

{{Egyptian Cities Populated places in Dakahlia Governorate