{{Short description|Village in Damietta Governorate, Egypt}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Sheremsah | native_name = شرمساح | native_name_lang = arz | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Niledelta 33.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = The Nile Delta | pushpin_map = Egypt Nile Delta#Egypt | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Egypt | coordinates = {{coord|31.1833335|N|31.6|E|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Egypt | subdivision_type1 = Governorate | subdivision_name1 = Damietta | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = EET | utc_offset1 = +2 | timezone1_DST = EEST | utc_offset1_DST = +3 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Sheremsah''' ({{Langx|arz|شرمساح}}) is a village on the Nile in the Damietta governorate.<ref>{{Cite news |last=El Sherbini |first=Moataz |date=2 August 2013 |title="شرمساح" قرية شهدت معارك الحملة الصليبية على مصر وتعانى من نقص الخدمات.. حلم أهلها الحصول على رغيف الخبز وكوب الماء.. وطفح المجارى وانتكاسة مبانيها يهدد حياة سكانها |trans-title="Sharmsah" is a village that witnessed the battles of the Crusades against Egypt and suffers from a lack of services. Its residents dream of obtaining a loaf of bread and a glass of water, while overflowing sewage and the collapse of its buildings threaten the lives of its residents. |url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2013/8/2/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%86/1187852 |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=Youm7 |language=arz}}</ref> Its name goes back to the ancient Egyptian language.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}} It was used as a camp by withdrawing crusaders during the Seventh Crusade.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 August 2023 |title=معركة فارسكور آخر معارك الحملة الصليبية السابعة |trans-title=The Battle of Farskor, the last battles of the seventh Crusade |url=https://www.aljazeera.net/encyclopedia/2023/8/13/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%AE%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A9 |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=Al Jazeera Arabic |language=ar |quote=ومع ذلك، استطاع الصليبيون الاستمرار بالانسحاب، ووصلوا إلى "شرمساح" عند منتصف الطريق بين المنصورة ودمياط، فطا |trans-quote=However, the Crusaders were able to continue their withdrawal, and reached "Sharmasah" halfway between Mansoura and Damietta.}}</ref> Its name was mentioned in several books such as:{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}} * 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== The following are some notable people from Sheremash:{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}} * 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
Category:Populated places in Damietta Governorate
== References == {{reflist}} {{Egypt-geo-stub}}