Qaha
30°17′N 31°12′E / 30.283°N 31.200°E
Qaha | |
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• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Qaha (
History
Qaha is one of the ancient villages, and its original name was at the time of the Islamic conquest of Egypt was Kahani. It was mentioned in the name of Qaha
Overview
Today it is famous for its preserved foods industry and as an industrial and agricultural town. It lies on the rail network that radiates north from Cairo.
Most of the agricultural land on the East of Qaha is famous for its citrus orchards.
Climate
Climate data for Qaha | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
27.9 (82.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
14 (57) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23 (73) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
20.9 (69.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12 (54) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.9 (57.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5 (0.2) |
4 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
6 (0.2) |
23 (0.8) |
Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: m)[5] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Qahā (Kism (urban and rural parts), Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 70.
- ^ ابن مماتي ص167
- ^ ابن الجيعان ص12
- ^ a b "Climate: Qaha - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2014-02-23.