Dayrut Al-Sharif
27°34′00″N 30°49′00″E / 27.56667°N 30.81667°E
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 | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| 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.
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. The Monastery of Abba Sarapamon is still in the town.
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).
| 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 | |||||||||||||
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.
- ^ "Climate: Dairut - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 7 September 2013.