Sheikh Zuweid
Sheikh Zuweid
الشيخ زويد ⲃⲁⲓⲧⲩⲗⲟⲩⲁ | |
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UTC+2 (not observed) |
Sheikh Zuweid (also spelled Sheikh Zoweid, Shaykh Zuwayd, or Sheikh Zouède;
Greek: Bitulion) is a Bedouin town in the North Sinai Governorate of Egypt near the border with the Gaza Strip. It is situated between the cities of Arish and Rafah and is 334 kilometers (214 miles) northeast of Cairo. It has a population of around 60,000 as of 2015.[2]
History
A remarkable
Judith beheaded Holofernes in biblical legend.[5]
The town is named after Sheikh Zuweid, a commander of the
Amr ibn al-'As. He died at the site of the present town in 640.[6]
During the
Sufi shrine in Sheikh Zuweid.[6] As many as 300 ISIS affiliated militants using mortars and car bombs attacked fifteen Army checkpoints just north of the city on July 1, 2015. The attacks killed 30 Egyptian soldiers and were part of a larger group of coordinated attacks across the Sinai.[8]
Climate
hot desert (BWh),[9] as the rest of Egypt, but because it is close to the sea, its climate is highly moderated by prevailing Mediterranean Sea winds, typical to the north coast of Egypt
and the east Mediterranean coast.
| Climate data for Sheikh Zuweid | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
24.5 (76.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.7 (54.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37 (1.5) |
29 (1.1) |
22 (0.9) |
6 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
7 (0.3) |
31 (1.2) |
40 (1.6) |
175 (6.9) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 30m)[9] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Ash-Shaykh Zuwayd (Kism (urban and rural parts), Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ Hellyer, H. A. (2015-07-02). "Egypt looks for answers after brutal Sinai attack". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ^ Ovadiah, Asher (1998). "Allegorical Images in Greek Laudatory Inscriptions in Eretz-Israel". Gerión (16). Complutense University of Madrid Publications Service: 383–394 (384). Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Ashkeloni, p.219.
- ^ "Madaba Map Project, Franciscan Order in Jerusalem". Archived from the original on 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ^ Ahram Online. 2011-05-15.
- ^ Egypt police shoot Bedouin protester dead. Reuters. 2011-01-27.
- ^ ""Stratfor"". Archived from the original on 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ^ a b "Climate: Sheikh Zuwayid - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
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