Sherbin Explained

Sherbin
Native Name:شربين
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Egypt
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Egypt
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Dakahlia
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:31.1939°N 31.5244°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:50

Sherbin (pronounced as /ʃeɾˈbiːn/) is a town in Egypt, located in the governorate of Dakahlia.[1]

Etymology

The etymology isn't fully known, but the general consensus is that it's named Sherbin (Lit. waterways) is that the town is on two waterways, the canal of Al-Balamon (ترعة البلامون) and the Nile river thus it's Sherbin (شربين) which means "two waterways" or flows in Rural Egyptian slang.[2]

History

The area was home to the ancient town of Smabehdet, which is around nine kilometers away from the modern town.

Sherbin is one of the old towns of Egypt it was mentioned in the Dengawi works,[3] It was also in the works of Al-Gharbiyyah as "شربين" (Arabic for Sherbin).[4] And in Ottoman times it was part of the walayah of Gharbia. At 1826, Sherbin (and the surrounding areas) became a markaz known as "بلاد الأرز شرقا" (lit. Western Rice Countries) It was changed in 1871 to "مركز بلاد الأرز شرقا" (lit. Markaz of the Western Rice Countries) until finally at 1875 it was changed to the current name which is "مركز شربين" meaning Markaz of Sherbin.

Markaz

Sherbin is a Markaz in Dakahlia, and it is subdivided further into one town (Sherbin), and several villages and settlements (قري or عزبات or اكفار)

!Name!Native Name
Sherbinشربين
Mahallat Inshaqمحلة انشاق
Dinjawayدنجواي
Busat Karim Al-Deenبساط كريم الدين
Al-Hisasالحصص
Al-Ayyadiyyahالعيادية
El-Shennawyكفر الشناوي
Kafr El-Hatabahكفر الحطبة
Kafr El-Dabbusiكفر الدبوسي
Al-Ahmadiyyahعزبة الأحمادية
Kafr El-Shiekh Ateyaكفر الشيخ عطية
Al-Awadiyyahالعوضية
Al-Dhariyyahالضهرية
The Old Canalكفر الترعة القديم
The New Canalكفر الترعة الجديد
Ras El-Khaleejرأس الخليج
Al-Sabriyyahعزبة الصبرية
Al-Sabriyyahعزبة السعدية
Abu Galalأبو جلال
Al-Salamالسلام
Ghaneemترعة غنيم
Kafr Abu Dhahrكفر أبو زاهر
Kafr El-Atrashكفر ألأطرش
Kafr Youssefكفر يوسف
El-Wekalaكفر الوكالة
Monshaat El-Nasrكفر منشأة النصر
Al-Hajj Shirbiniكفر الحاج شربيني

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sherbin: Egypt on Geographical Names.
  2. Web site: مدينة شربين . 2023-05-27 . موضوع . ar.
  3. ابن مماتي ص156
  4. ابن الجيعان ص83