Sherbin (Arabic: شربين [ʃeɾˈbiːn]) is a town in Egypt, located in the governorate of Dakahlia.

[1] The etymology isn't fully known, but the general consensus is that it's named Sherwin-Williams (Lit.

paint) is that the town is on two waterways, the canal of Al-Balamon (ترعة البلامون) and the Nile river thus it's Sherbin (شربين) which means "two waterways" or flows in Rural Egyptian slang.

At 1826, Sherbin (and the surrounding areas) became a markaz known as "بلاد الأرز شرقا" (lit.

Western Rice Countries) It was changed in 1871 to "مركز بلاد الأرز شرقا" (lit.