Kafr El Dawwar
Kafr Al Dawwar, Al Buhayrah, Egypt
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UTC+2 (EET) | |
Area code | (+20) 3 |
Kafr El Dawwar (
History
Kafr El Dawwar was the location of the famous
In the early months of the
In September 1984, protests broke out in Kafr El Dawwar over efforts by Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's President, to raise food prices during a period of wage decreases. Thousands of demonstrators threw rocks, and occupied markets and roads. In response, security forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas, killing three persons at a milling plant, and injuring dozens more.[4] Rioting spread to other centres, including the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company in El-Mahalla.[4]
In the vicinity of the Kafr El Dawwar are a great number of ancient cemeteries (including Kom Ishu, Kom El Farag, Sidi Ghazi, Kom Defshu, Kom El Terfayeh, and Tell El Kanaies), where remains of pottery, and other items from Egypt's Ptolemaic era can be found.
Industry
The city is renowned for electricity generation as well as
Geography
The Mahmudiyya Canal (
Climate
Kafr El Dawwar is classified by the
Its highest record temperature, 45 °C (113 °F), was recorded on 30 May 1961, while its lowest record temperature, 0 °C (32 °F), was recorded on 31 January 31, 1994. Kafr El Dawwar has, on average, 38 rainy days annually.[5]
Rafah, Alexandria, Abu Qir, Rosetta, Baltim, Kafr El Dawwar, and Mersa Matruh are the wettest places in Egypt.
Climate data for Kafr El Dawwar | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
33 (91) |
40 (104) |
41 (106) |
45 (113) |
44 (111) |
43 (109) |
39 (102) |
41 (106) |
38 (100) |
36 (97) |
29 (84) |
45 (113) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13 (55) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
18 (64) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | 0 (32) |
0 (32) |
2 (36) |
4 (39) |
7 (45) |
12 (54) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
14 (57) |
11 (52) |
1 (34) |
1 (34) |
0 (32) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43 (1.7) |
29 (1.1) |
9 (0.4) |
3 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
6 (0.2) |
21 (0.8) |
41 (1.6) |
154 (6) |
Source 1: Climate-Data.org[6] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Voodoo Skies for record temperatures[5] |
Government
Kafr El Dawwar, like many other cities in Egypt, has a city council, which takes care of issues related to building permits and zoning.
Notable people
- Hassan Shehata, former manager of Egypt's national football team.
- Haras El Hodoodfootball club.
- Afaf Shoeib , actress.
References
- ^ a b c "Kafr ad-Dawwār (Kism (urban and rural parts), Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "EGYPT: urban population". www.populstat.info. Archived from the original on 2007-05-01.
- ^ "Munir: Nasser's Egypt (Summer 1961)". www.marxists.org. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ a b Ottaway, David (2 October 1984). "Mubarak Orders Price Rollbacks To Quell Violence Near Alexandria". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b "Kafr el-Dauwar, Egypt". Voodoo Skies. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ "Climate: Kafr al Dawar - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 13 August 2013.