Shibin El Kom, Monufia Governorate, Egypt

🇪🇬 Shibin El Kom (شبين الكوم, Shibin) is a city in Egypt's Nile Delta, and the capital of the Monufia Governorate.

Etymology The city was previously known as Shaybin as-Ssarya (شيبين السَّرِى) the first part of which Ramzi connects to Arabic: أشيب ʾašyab "grey-coloured, old". It appears to be a translation of Latin: veteranorum, lit. 'of veterans/old' akin to Shaybin al-Qasr (Arabic: شيبين القصر, lit. 'castle of the old', Latin: Scenae Veteranorum, lit. 'tents of veterans/old'), modern Shibin el-Qanatir, and possibly points out that Shibin el Kom used to be one of the Roman military camps in Lower Egypt.

Facilities While the city is not a new one, its infrastructure is being modernized. The most important central and local government offices are located in the city, as well as the main branches of Menoufia University. The city has several public and private schools, hospitals, a large stadium, a regional office of Telecom Egypt, organized trade unions, athletic teams, political parties and social organizations and a chamber of commerce.

Culture: Museums The Denshway Museum is a museum in Al-Minufiyah, Egypt, 75 km north west of Cairo, which was established to commemorate the Denshawai incident.

The museum, which opened in July 1999, commemorates the Denshawai incident, a confrontation between British Army officers and local Egyptians over the officers hunting of local pigeons which the villagers grew for food. The museum honours the seven Egyptians who were hanged by the British on 26 June 1906.

In creating the museum, it was hoped to remind villagers of the history that helped to shape the region and also to provide a cultural centre which would increase tourism in the region.

The museum's design is that of an Egyptian pigeon tower, referring to the incident being sparked by British Army officers hunting pigeons for sport. The building has three levels, connected by stone spiral stairs. The museum includes a replica of the gallows, paintings and sculptures that tell the story of the incident as it unfolded, five exhibition halls and public space.