Dekernes
Dekernes
دكرنس ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲛⲓϭ | |
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town | |
Coordinates: 31°5′18″N 31°35′49″E / 31.08833°N 31.59694°E | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Dakahlia |
Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 62,177 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Area code | (+20) 50 |
Dekernes (Arabic: دكرنس, pronounced [deˈkeɾnes], Coptic: ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲛⲓϭ, Dekernich "land of Osiris"[1]) 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
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Education
The town is home to one of the oldest High schools in Egypt, Ali Mubarak School, which was built in 1911.[citation needed]
Climate
Dekernes is classified by Köppen-Geiger climate classification system as hot desert (BWh).
Climate data for Dekernes | |||||||||||||
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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[2] |
Villages
Location of Dekernes | |
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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[3])
- Mit Tareif
- Mit Sudan
- Mit Sewiyd
- Mit Sharaf
- Mit Fares
Notable people
- Sami Al-Adl , an actor and producer.[4]
Projects
In 2018 money was earmarked by the Egyptian Government for infrastructure projects in Dekernes.[5]
References
- ^ Czarkiewicz, 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.