| Shibin El Kom | |
| Native Name: | شبين الكوم |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Egypt |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Egypt |
| Coordinates: | 30.5586°N 31.01°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Egypt |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Monufia |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 28.51 |
| Elevation M: | 23 |
| Population Total: | 267,945 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Metro: | 630,000 |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Metro Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities: Arab |
| Population Density Blank1 Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Blank1 Sq Mi: | auto |
| Area Code: | (+20) 48 |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
Shibin El Kom (Arabic: شبين الكوم pronounced as /ʃɪˈbiːn elˈkoːm/, colloquially shortened to Shibin) is a city in Egypt's Nile Delta, and the capital of the Monufia Governorate.[2]
The city was previously known as Shaybin as-Ssarya the first part of which Ramzi connects to ʾašyab "grey-coloured, old".[3] [4] It appears to be a translation of akin to Shaybin al-Qasr, modern Shibin el-Qanatir, and possibly points out that Shibin el Kom used to be one of the Roman military camps in Lower Egypt.
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.
Shibin's climate is classified by Köppen-Geiger climate classification system as hot desert (BWh), as the rest of Egypt.
The highest record temperature was recorded on June 7, 1961, while the lowest record temperature was recorded on January 23, 1996.[5]