Abu Hamad
 | This sectionis largely based on an article in the out-of-copyrightEncyclopædia BritannicaEleventh Edition,which was produced in 1911.(June 2016) |
Abu Hamad
أبو حمد | |
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  Abu Hamad Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates:19°32′36″N33°20′16″E/ 19.54333°N 33.33778°E | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| State | River Nile |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 69 059 |
| • Density | 8,888/sq mi (23,019/km2) |
Abu Hamad(Arabic:أبو حمد,Sudanese Arabic[abuˈħamad]), also spelt 'Abu Hamed', is a town ofSudanon the right bank of theNile,345 miles by rail north ofKhartoum.It stands at the centre of the great S-shaped bend of the Nile, and from it the railway toWadi Halfastrikes straight across theNubian Desert,a little west of the old caravan route toKorosko.The population of Abu Hamad is 69,056.[when?]A branch railway, 138 mi long, from Abu Hamad goes down the right bank of the Nile toKarimain theDongolamudiria.[1]
The town is named after a celebrated sheikh buried here, by whose tomb travellers crossing the desert used formerly to deposit all superfluous goods, the sanctity of the saint's tomb ensuring their safety.[1]
TheBattle of Abu Hamed,a part of theAnglo-Egyptian reconquest of the Sudan,took place near the town on 7 August 1897.[2]
Transport[edit]
In 2023 a new road 450 km long from Abu Hamad to the site of a proposed sea port atabu Amamaabout 200 km north ofPort Sudan.[3]
Climate[edit]
Abu Hamad has an extremely hot and ariddesert climate(Köppen climate classificationBWh). Summers are long and extremely hot, and winters are warm. Throughout the year, humidity levels are low, and sunshine levels are high.
| Climate data for Abu Hamad (1991–2020, extremes 1909–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.7 (103.5) |
41.2 (106.2) |
46 (115) |
47.0 (116.6) |
48.0 (118.4) |
49.0 (120.2) |
49.5 (121.1) |
49 (120) |
47.0 (116.6) |
45.0 (113.0) |
43 (109) |
39.5 (103.1) |
49.5 (121.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.9 (84.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
35.1 (95.2) |
39.7 (103.5) |
42.7 (108.9) |
44.1 (111.4) |
42.9 (109.2) |
43.0 (109.4) |
43.2 (109.8) |
40.2 (104.4) |
34.4 (93.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
38.0 (100.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.9 (96.6) |
35.7 (96.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.0 (0.0) |
4.4 (0.17) |
6.0 (0.24) |
1.0 (0.04) |
0.7 (0.03) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
12.7 (0.50) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 33 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 35 | 24 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 306.9 | 285.6 | 319.3 | 318.0 | 325.5 | 321.0 | 319.3 | 297.6 | 267.0 | 325.5 | 306.0 | 313.1 | 3,704.8 |
| Source 1:NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[5] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^abOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Abu Hamed".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 78.
- ^Winston Churchill (1899).The River War Volume 1.Longmans. p. 294.
- ^new sea port
- ^"World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Abu Hamad".National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.RetrievedJanuary 21,2024.
- ^ "Station Abu Hamad"(in French). Meteo Climat.Retrieved22 October2016.
19°32′36″N33°20′16″E/ 19.54333°N 33.33778°E
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