Dikirnis, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

🇪🇬 Dekernes (دكرنس) is a town in the centre 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.

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

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.

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