Dekernes
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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.[citation needed]
Geography
The town is located about 20 km east of Mansoura, the capital of Dakahlia.
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 |
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
- Sami Al-Adl[ar], an actor and producer.
Projects
In 2018 money was earmarked by the Egyptian Government for infrastructure projects in Dekernes.