Abu Zenima
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Abu Zenima
أبو زنيمة | |
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city | |
  Abu Zenima Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates:29°02′43″N33°06′39″E/ 29.045365°N 33.110733°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | South Sinai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5 km2(2 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2(EST) |
Abu Zenima(Arabic:أبو زنيمة) is a coastal city inSouth Sinai Governorate,Egypt.It has an area of 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi).
History
[edit]In 2009, a whale 10 metres long and weighing 10 tonnes was found on its Red Sea beach. Theminke whalewas presumed to have lost its way from the Indian Ocean, and starved due to the relative lack of food. The body was buried in lime, for public health reasons, with the intention of eventually displaying the skeleton in a visitor's centre.[1]
Climate
[edit]Köppen climate classification systemclassifies its climate ashot desert(BWh),[2]as the rest ofEgypt.
| Climate data for Abu Zenima | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.8 (67.6) |
21 (70) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
33.9 (93.0) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.9 (94.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
28.0 (82.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14 (57) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
22.0 (71.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14 (57) |
10 (50) |
15.9 (60.7) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
9 (0.2) |
| Source:Climate-Data.org,altitude: 8m[2] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"العثور على حوت نافق وزنه 10 أطنان".Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.Retrieved6 May2012.
- ^ab"Climate: Abu Zenima - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table".Climate-Data.org.Retrieved5 November2013.
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