Sheremsah

Sheremsah (Arabic: شرمساح) is a village on the Nile in the governorate of Damietta. Its name goes back to the ancient Egyptian language. It was used as a camp during the Seventh Crusade. Its name was mentioned in several books such as:

• Wa Islamah, a historical novel by Ali Ahmad Bakathir.
• Al-Khotat, a book about history and geography of Egypt by Al-maqurizi.
• The Personality of Egypt, A book about the geography of Egypt, by Dr. Gamal Hemdan.

Sheremsah شرمساح
city
The Nile Delta
Sheremsah Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31.1833335°N 31.6°E / 31.1833335; 31.6
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Damietta
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)

Famous personalities

• Ibrahim "bey" El-Zohairy, Member of the first Egyptian parliament in 1923.
• Hamza "bey" El-Zohairy.
• Abbas El-Zohairy.
• Ahmed El-Zohairy.
• Adel El-Zohairy.
• Basem El-Zohairy.
• Haytham El-Zohairy.
• Amr El-Zohairy