Dayrut al-Sharif

Coordinates: 27°34′00″N 30°49′00″E / 27.56667°N 30.81667°E / 27.56667; 30.81667
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27°34′00″N 30°49′00″E / 27.56667°N 30.81667°E / 27.56667; 30.81667

Dairut al-Sharif
ديروط الشريف
ⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲡⲁⲙⲱⲛ
Dairut al-Sharif is located in Egypt
Dairut al-Sharif
Dairut al-Sharif
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 27°57′N 30°48′E / 27.950°N 30.800°E / 27.950; 30.800
Country Egypt
GovernorateAsyut
Time zoneUTC+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]

  1. ^ holyfamilyegypt (2017-06-20). "Dayrut Al-Sharif". Holy Family in Egypt. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  2. ^ Timm, Stefan. Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. p. 562.
  3. ^ "كنيسة دير الأنبا صرابامون، ديروط الشريف، أسيوط، مصر | St-Takla.org". st-takla.org. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  4. ^ a b "Climate: Dairut - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 7 September 2013.