Sheremsah
Sheremsah is a village on the Nile in the Damietta governorate. Its name goes back to the ancient Egyptian language. It was used as a camp by withdrawing crusaders 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-maqrizi.
- The Personality of Egypt, A book about the geography of Egypt, by Dr. Gamal Hamdan.
Notable people
- 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