Abu Tig
27°02′12″N 31°19′41″E / 27.03667°N 31.32806°E
Abu Tig
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Abu Tig (
Abu Tig is the third largest city in Asyut Governorate in Egypt after Asyut itself and Dairut. Abu-Tig is very famous for herbs and botanicals all over Egypt. In the Ancient era, Abu-Tig was and still considered as the central hub for fresh and natural fruits and vegetables as well as herbs and spices. It is not only a commercial city but is famous for El Farghal Mosque as well. El Farghal Mosque, with its twin minarets, is the largest mosque in Upper Egypt. Many people come to Abu Tig every year in July to visit El Farghal Mosque and celebrate at the El Farghal fair.[3] During holidays and feasts, people from all over Upper Egypt come to Abu Tig to visit its zoo, called "Nasser Zoo".
History
Abu Tig is an ancient city distinguished by its ancient-times archaeology, including an obelisk with a depiction of Queen and Pharaoh
Geography
Abu Tig has many subordinate villages like: Baqor, Nazlat Baqor, El Felio, El Nekhila, Bani Semei, El Zayara, El Zawia, Dekran, El Zarabi, Dweina, Nazlat Dweina, Abu El Hareth, Abu Khors and El Balayza.
Climate
Abu Tig is classified by
Climate data for Bilbeis | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.7 (69.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
35.9 (96.6) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.1 (98.8) |
34.1 (93.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
30.4 (86.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15 (59) |
22.7 (72.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6 (43) |
7 (45) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
2 (0) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[11] |
Notable people
References
- ^ Gauthier, Henri (1928). Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques Vol. 5. p. 135.
- ^ Timm, Stefan. Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit (Teil 1 A-C). p. 57.
- ^ "About Asyut City area and location". aun edu. Asyut University.
- ISBN 978-1-4738-6205-0. Archivedfrom the original on 26 November 2017.
- ^ Gauthier (1928), p. 135
- ISBN 978-1-61797-262-1. Archivedfrom the original on 26 November 2017.
- ISBN 90-04-03406-4. Archivedfrom the original on 26 November 2017.
- ISBN 978-1-4766-1916-3. Archivedfrom the original on 26 November 2017.
- ISBN 978-1-61797-766-4. Archivedfrom the original on 26 November 2017.
- ISBN 978-1-4000-0519-2. Archivedfrom the original on 2017-11-26.
- ^ a b "Climate: Abu Tig - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "مصر تسبق السعودية فى رخصة قيادة السيدات بقرن" (PDF). Al-Shorouk. 3161: 12. 28 September 2017.