Dekernes (Egyptian Arabic: دكرنس [deˈkeɾnes]) is a town in the center of the Dakahlia Governorate of Egypt.

[2] Czapkiewicz suggests that it is derived from a Hellenised version of Ancient Egyptian: tꜣ-qrnr, lit.

[citation needed] The town is located about 20 km east of Mansoura, the capital of Dakahlia.

Dekernes is classified by Köppen-Geiger climate classification system as hot desert (BWh).

It is surrounded by many small villages which form a part of markaz Dekernes such as: Local unit of Demouh: Local unit of Demeshalt: Local unit of Negeir: Others: In 2018 money was earmarked by the Egyptian Government for infrastructure projects in Dekernes.