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

The following are some notable people from Sheremash:

• 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

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