Khamis Mushait

Coordinates: 18°18′N 42°44′E / 18.300°N 42.733°E / 18.300; 42.733
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Khamis Mushayt
خميس مشيط
UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code+966-17
WebsiteKhamis Mushayt Municipality

Khamis Mushayt or Khamis Mushait (

Asir
region. It is
fifth-largest city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca and Medina, with an estimated metro population of 1,353,000 as of 2017. Khamis Mushayt is noted for being the fourth largest trading centre in Saudi Arabia
, and is famous for its world-class military airbase.

History

Until the 1970s, Khamis Mushait was a small town of less than 50,000 servicing the surrounding mild-climate agricultural region. Since then its population has grown dramatically to reach over 1,200,000. The city is surrounded by farms producing agricultural crops.[3]

F-15 service facilities.[4] During the Gulf War in 1991, the US Airforce had a base here from which they launched bombers on Baghdad.[3]

Khamis Mushait was known by that name since the 1760s, it has been named after the market that used to be held on every Thursday of the week which is “Khamis” and it has been referred to Mushait Ibn Salem the head of Shahran tribe and the guardian of the market.[5][6]

Climate

Khamis Mushait has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) bordering closely on a hot semi-desert climate (Köppen BSh).

Climate data for Khamis Mushait (King Khalid Air Base) (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.8
(83.8) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.2
(86.4) 		33.0
(91.4) 		34.7
(94.5) 		37.3
(99.1) 		38.0
(100.4) 		36.0
(96.8) 		34.9
(94.8) 		33.5
(92.3) 		31.0
(87.8) 		28.6
(83.5) 		38.0
(100.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.8
(71.2) 		23.5
(74.3) 		24.8
(76.6) 		27.2
(81.0) 		30.3
(86.5) 		32.3
(90.1) 		32.1
(89.8) 		32.0
(89.6) 		30.8
(87.4) 		27.3
(81.1) 		24.6
(76.3) 		22.8
(73.0) 		27.5
(81.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.7
(58.5) 		16.3
(61.3) 		18.1
(64.6) 		20.1
(68.2) 		22.7
(72.9) 		24.9
(76.8) 		24.5
(76.1) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.5
(74.3) 		20.1
(68.2) 		17.1
(62.8) 		15.2
(59.4) 		20.1
(68.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5) 		10.2
(50.4) 		12.2
(54.0) 		14.1
(57.4) 		16.3
(61.3) 		18.2
(64.8) 		18.4
(65.1) 		17.9
(64.2) 		16.5
(61.7) 		13.3
(55.9) 		10.7
(51.3) 		8.7
(47.7) 		13.8
(56.8)
Record low °C (°F) 1.0
(33.8) 		2.4
(36.3) 		4.5
(40.1) 		8.0
(46.4) 		10.8
(51.4) 		12.0
(53.6) 		8.3
(46.9) 		11.2
(52.2) 		11.8
(53.2) 		8.2
(46.8) 		2.6
(36.7) 		1.9
(35.4) 		1.0
(33.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.9
(0.19) 		8.6
(0.34) 		19.3
(0.76) 		35.7
(1.41) 		34.4
(1.35) 		10.4
(0.41) 		22.5
(0.89) 		29.4
(1.16) 		3.4
(0.13) 		4.8
(0.19) 		5.6
(0.22) 		1.1
(0.04) 		180.0
(7.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.7 0.7 1.7 4.1 4.5 1.3 3.3 3.5 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.3 22.6
Source: NOAA[7]

Notable landmarks

Khamis Mushayt has several

souks, including Khamis Souk and Silver Souq, both of which are noted for their silver jewellery, and Spice Souk.[3] Notable hotels include Mushayt Palace Hotel and Trident Hotel.[3]
Also of note is Al-Hayat Hospital and Khamis Mushayt Mosque.

  • Al-Hayat Hospital
    Al-Hayat Hospital
  • Statue of coffee in Heritage area of Khamis Mushait
    Statue of coffee in Heritage area of Khamis Mushait
  • King Fahd Mosque
    King Fahd Mosque

References

  1. ^ "Abha Governorate". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  2. ISBN 978-0-7099-4823-0
    . Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-1-74059-667-1
    . Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  4. ISBN 978-0-275-99399-3
    . Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  5. ^ كتاب الشيخ سعيد بن عبدالعزيز ابن مشيط شيخ شمل قبائل شهران و ابنه عبدالعزيز في ذاكرة التاريخ
  6. ^ "Al Moqatel - خميس مشيط، المملكة العربية السعودية". Moqatel.com. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  7. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Khamis Mushait". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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