Sheremsah

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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, therefore, some of the local villagers have European physical features. Its name was mentioned in several books such as:

• Wa Islamah, a historical novel by Ali Ahmed 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.

[edit] 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