Abu Zenima
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Abu Zenima
أبو زنيمة | |
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city | |
  Abu Zenima Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 29°02′43″N 33°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 in South 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. The minke whale was 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 system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh),[2] as the rest of Egypt.
| 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) |
| Average precipitation mm (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 from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Climate: Abu Zenima - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
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