Sadat (city)

Coordinates: 30°22′52″N 30°31′36″E / 30.3811°N 30.5266°E / 30.3811; 30.5266

Sadat
السادات
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Sadat

Location in Egypt

Coordinates: 30°22′52″N 30°31′36″E / 30.3811°N 30.5266°E / 30.3811; 30.5266
Country  Egypt
Governorate Monufia
Established 1976
Area
  Total 241 sq mi (625 km2)
Population (2010)
  Total 79,000
Time zone EST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) +2 048


Sadat (Arabic: السادات El Sādāt  Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [essæˈdæːt]) is a city in the Monufia Governorate, Egypt. It is named after late president Anwar Sadat. The city is located 94 kilometres (58 mi) north-west of Cairo. It is a first generation new urban community and one of the largest industrial cities in the country.

The city is surrounded by a 350 km2 green belt, which has earned it a place in the top ten list of environmentally friendly industrial cities in the Middle East.[1]

The city's green belt as seen from the Shibin El Kom-Sadat Road.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).

Climate data for Sadat
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 19.5
(67.1)
20.7
(69.3)
23.7
(74.7)
27.6
(81.7)
32.3
(90.1)
34
(93)
34.3
(93.7)
34.4
(93.9)
32.3
(90.1)
29.8
(85.6)
25.1
(77.2)
20.5
(68.9)
27.85
(82.11)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.2
(55.8)
14.2
(57.6)
16.7
(62.1)
19.7
(67.5)
24.4
(75.9)
26.4
(79.5)
27.3
(81.1)
27.4
(81.3)
25.6
(78.1)
22.8
(73)
18.8
(65.8)
14.3
(57.7)
20.9
(69.62)
Average low °C (°F) 7
(45)
7.7
(45.9)
9.7
(49.5)
11.9
(53.4)
16.5
(61.7)
18.9
(66)
20.4
(68.7)
20.4
(68.7)
18.9
(66)
15.9
(60.6)
12.5
(54.5)
8.2
(46.8)
14
(57.23)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5
(0.2)
6
(0.24)
2
(0.08)
2
(0.08)
2
(0.08)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
2
(0.08)
10
(0.39)
11
(0.43)
40
(1.58)
Source: climate-data.org[2]

See also

References

  1. "Sadat City". sadat-city.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  2. "Climate: Madinat al Sadat - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". climate-data.org. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
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