Shibin El Kom ( ar, شبين الكوم , colloquially shortened to ''Shibin'') is a city in

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

Nile Delta The Nile Delta ( ar, دلتا النيل, or simply , is the delta formed in Lower Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's largest river deltas—from Alexandria in the west to Po ...

, and the capital of the

Monufia Governorate Monufia Governorate ( ar, محافظة المنوفية ' ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is located in the northern part of the country in the Nile Delta, to the south of Gharbia Governorate and to the north of Cairo. The governorat ...

Etymology

The city was previously known as Shaybin as-Ssarya () the first part of which Ramzi connects to ''ʾašyab'' "grey-coloured, old".ابن مماتي ص156 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 Lower Egypt ( ar, مصر السفلى '; ) is the northernmost region of Egypt, which consists of the fertile Nile Delta between Upper Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea, from El Aiyat, south of modern-day Cairo, and Dahshur. Historically, ...

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 Menoufia University is one of the regional universities in Egypt, established in 1976. The university is characterized by rapid establishment and wide fame. The university started with four colleges (the College of Agriculture, the College of Engin ...

. The city has several public and private schools, hospitals, a large stadium, a regional office of

Telecom Egypt Telecom Egypt ( ar, المصرية للاتصالات), is Egypt's primary telephone company. It started in 1854 with the first telegraph line in Egypt. In 1998, it replaced the former Arab Republic of Egypt National Telecommunication Organizati ...

, organized trade unions, athletic teams, political parties and social organizations and a chamber of commerce.

Climate

Shibin's climate is classified by Köppen-Geiger climate classification system as

hot desert A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About one ...

(BWh), as the rest of

. The highest record temperature was recorded on June 7, 1961, while the lowest record temperature was recorded on January 23, 1996.

Museums

Denshway Museum The Denshway Museum is a museum in Al-Minufiyah, Egypt, 75 kilometers north west of Cairo, which was established to commemorate the Denshawai incident. Establishment The museum, which opened in July 1999, commemorates the Denshawai incident, a ...

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Etymology

Facilities

Climate

Museums

See also

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