Dayrut al-Sharif
27°34′00″N 30°49′00″E / 27.56667°N 30.81667°E / 27.56667; 30.81667
Dairut al-Sharif ديروط الشريف ⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲡⲁⲙⲱⲛ | |
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![]() ![]() Dairut al-Sharif Location in Egypt | |
Coordinates: 27°57′N 30°48′E / 27.950°N 30.800°E / 27.950; 30.800 | |
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Governorate | Asyut |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Dayrut al-Sharif (Arabic: ديروط الشريف "Dayrut the Noble", Coptic: ⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲡⲁⲙⲱⲛ Terōt Sarapamōn Coptic pronunciation: [təˈroːt sərəpaˈmoːn]) is a town in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate. According to tradition, the Holy family visited Dayrut al-Sharif on their flight into Egypt.[1]
History
The older name of the town is Dayrut Sarabam (Arabic: ديروط سربام) which comes from the Coptic name of the town which in turn comes from the personal name Sarapamun.[2] The Monastery of Abba Sarapamon is still in the town.[3]
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).[4]
Climate data for Dayrut al-Sharif | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) | 23.3 (73.9) | 26.6 (79.9) | 31.6 (88.9) | 34.7 (94.5) | 35.6 (96.1) | 35.5 (95.9) | 35.1 (95.2) | 32.6 (90.7) | 31 (88) | 26.8 (80.2) | 22.3 (72.1) | 29.7 (85.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) | 14.2 (57.6) | 17.2 (63.0) | 21.9 (71.4) | 25.6 (78.1) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.4 (81.3) | 25.3 (77.5) | 23.2 (73.8) | 18.6 (65.5) | 14.3 (57.7) | 21.2 (70.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) | 5.1 (41.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 12.3 (54.1) | 16.6 (61.9) | 18.7 (65.7) | 19.6 (67.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 18.1 (64.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 10.5 (50.9) | 6.4 (43.5) | 12.8 (55.1) |
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: 47m[4] |
References
- ^ holyfamilyegypt (2017-06-20). "Dayrut Al-Sharif". Holy Family in Egypt. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ^ Timm, Stefan. Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. p. 562.
- ^ "كنيسة دير الأنبا صرابامون، ديروط الشريف، أسيوط، مصر | St-Takla.org". st-takla.org. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ^ a b "Climate: Dairut - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
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