Sadat (city)
Sadat City
مدينة السادات | |
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![]() Images from top, left to right: Anwar Sadat Satue, Abd El-Aziz Ezz Mosque, Virgin Mary Church, Twelfth residential area, The Unknown Soldier Memorial, Sadat City Gate | |
![]() Location in Monufia Governorate | |
Coordinates: 30°22′52″N 30°31′36″E / 30.3811°N 30.5266°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Monufia |
Established | 1978 |
Area | |
• Total | 241 sq mi (625 km) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 79,000 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Area code | +2 048 |
Sadat City (Arabic: مدينة السادات Madīnat as-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) northwest 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 km green belt, which has earned it a place in the top ten list of environmentally friendly industrial cities in the Middle East.
Industry
Sadat City has industry in a variety of sectors and in 2017, more land was slated and offered for industrial investment in Sadat.
Climate
Köppen climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).
Climate data for Sadat | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °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) |
27.9 (82.1) |
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 (73.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7 (45) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.7 (49.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.1) |
10 (0.4) |
11 (0.4) |
40 (1.6) |
Source: climate-data.org |
See also
References
- ^ "Sadat City Investor's Association". Sadat City.
- ^ Ayyad, Mohamed (December 31, 2016). "Industry Ministry to offer new lands for industrial investment in 2017". Daily News Egypt.
- ^ "Climate: Madinat al Sadat - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". climate-data.org. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
External links
Media related to Sadat City at Wikimedia Commons