Agami

Agami (Egyptian Arabic: العجمى‎ El ʿAgami, mostly shortened to عجمى, IPA: [ˈʕæɡæmi];, [elˈʕæɡæmi l.biˈtˤɑːʃ]) is a city in the Alexandria Governorate of Egypt. Twenty kilometres (12 mi) west of Alexandria, the town is a popular destination for both local Alexandrians and tourists in Giza and Cairo.

For other uses, see Agami (disambiguation).
Agami

العجمى
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Agami
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31.095866°N 29.760389°E / 31.095866; 29.760389
Country Egypt
GovernorateAlexandria
Population
 • Total300,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Overview

The city started as a compound for the elite class of Egypt in the 1950s. The city is a popular local tourist destination for middle-class Egyptians, famous for its turquoise waters. The city also has a number of monuments, including a French fort built during the French campaign in Egypt under Napoleon Bonaparte, and also has several watch towers built during the Ottoman era.

The city was also a famous hunting spot in the early 1940s for hunting turtles, doves, and quails.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh),[1] but prevailing Mediterranean Sea winds highly moderate the temperatures, which is similar to the rest of the northern coast of Egypt. Its climate is very similar to Alexandria, but Alexandria is wetter.

Climate data for Agami
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 18
(64)		 18.5
(65.3)		 20.5
(68.9)		 23.7
(74.7)		 26.2
(79.2)		 29.7
(85.5)		 29.5
(85.1)		 30.7
(87.3)		 29.5
(85.1)		 28.2
(82.8)		 24.5
(76.1)		 20.2
(68.4)		 24.9
(76.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.7
(56.7)		 14.2
(57.6)		 15.9
(60.6)		 18.5
(65.3)		 21.4
(70.5)		 25.3
(77.5)		 25.7
(78.3)		 26.5
(79.7)		 25.5
(77.9)		 23.3
(73.9)		 19.8
(67.6)		 15.7
(60.3)		 20.5
(68.8)
Average low °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9)		 10
(50)		 11.3
(52.3)		 13.3
(55.9)		 16.6
(61.9)		 20.9
(69.6)		 21.9
(71.4)		 22.3
(72.1)		 21.5
(70.7)		 18.5
(65.3)		 15.2
(59.4)		 11.3
(52.3)		 16.0
(60.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43
(1.7)		 30
(1.2)		 9
(0.4)		 4
(0.2)		 1
(0.0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 5
(0.2)		 26
(1.0)		 44
(1.7)		 162
(6.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org[1]

Location

The city has flourished mainly for its relatively small distance from Alexandria and its location on the intersection of Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road and the North Coast road, which made it a favoured spot for vacationers in Egypt.

Neighborhoods
  • Abu Yusuf
  • Nakheel
  • Bitash
  • Hanoville
  • Dekhela
  • Sidi Kreir
Kilo 21, A Neighborhood in Agami
A Mosque in Agami
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gollark: Oh, THIS is why my fission reactors always exploded, really should have read the manual!
gollark: I use NuclearCraft!Also, this is creative mode.
gollark: *unfortunately, the existing reactor can't actually power a big enough shield without draining the battery array*
gollark: *has forcefield*

References
  1. "Climate: Agami - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
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