Dalga
Dalga دلجا | |
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UTC+2 (EST ) |
DalgaAbba Or of Nitria.[3]
Under Islamist rule the ancient
Coptic Christian Monastery of the Virgin Mary and St. Abraam was looted and burned as were the Catholic and Anglican churches; Christians were terrorized.[4]
Climate
hot desert (BWh).[5]
Climate data for Dalga | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.3 (95.5) |
35.4 (95.7) |
34.8 (94.6) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
29.5 (85.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12 (54) |
14 (57) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
20.9 (69.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3 (37) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
6.1 (43.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0) |
Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 46m[5] |
Notes and references
- ^ Also spelled Delga, Delja, Dilja
- ^ "أسماء بعض البلاد المصرية بالقبطية - كتاب لغتنا القبطية المصرية | St-Takla.org". st-takla.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ Patrick Kingsley (16 September 2013). "Egyptian authorities recapture Islamist-held town: Morsi supporters had held Delga since his overthrow in July and unleashed a campaign of terror against Christian minority". The Guardian. Minya province. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ John. "Life and Sayings of Holy Abba Or of Nitria". Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "Islamists Seize Town in Southern Egypt and Attack Christians". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 6, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
The Copts in Dalga live in utter humiliation...They live in horror and cannot lead normal lives.
- ^ a b "Climate: Dalga - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 18 September 2013.