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About Shirbīn
Sherbin (Arabic: شربين [ʃeɾˈbiːn]) is a town in Egypt, located in the governorate of Dakahlia.
From the Wikipedia article Sherbin (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship2
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, It was also in the works of Al-Gharbiyyah as "شربين" (Arabic for Sherbin). 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.
From the History section of Sherbin on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Shirbīn
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Getting there and nearby towns
Port Said International Airport (PSD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 69 km away.
- Az Zarqā 11 km east, about 11 min by car
- Ţalkhā 21 km southwest, about 21 min by car
- Al Mansurah 22 km southwest, about 22 min by car
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá 42 km southwest, about 42 min by car
- Tanta 67 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Zagazig 68 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Port Said 74 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Būr Fu’ād 76 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Quwaysinā 79 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Disūq 84 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- كورنيش شربين, Master9292, Public domain
- ISS020-E-50316 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS014-E-15563 - View of Egypt, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS038-E-23667 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-7572 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS042-E-157500 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-7571 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS042-E-157501 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-5037 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS038-E-6359 - View of Egypt, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS042-E-156643 - View of Egypt, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-95423 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-95424 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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