Dayrut al-Sharif
27°34′00″N 30°49′00″E / 27.56667°N 30.81667°E
Dairut al-Sharif
ديروط الشريف ⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲡⲁⲙⲱⲛ | |
|---|---|
  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.[1]
History
[edit]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.[2] The Monastery of Abba Sarapamon is still in the town.[3]
Climate
[edit]Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).[4]
| Climate data for Dayrut al-Sharif | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Climate: Dairut - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 7 September 2013.