Ad-Damazin
Ad-Damazin (Arabic: الدمازين Ad-Damāzīn) is the capital city of Blue Nile, Sudan. It is the location of the Roseires Dam and power generation plant.
Ad-Damazin | |
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Ad-Damazin Location in Sudan | |
Coordinates: 11°46′N 34°21′E | |
Country | |
State | Blue Nile |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 212,712 |
Ad-Damazin is served by a terminal station of a branch line of the national railway network. However, the train service to Ad-Damazin has been discontinued many years ago. Instead the town can be reached from Khartoum via a decent tarmac road and by plane. However, Damazin Airport is mainly served by UNMIS or government flights.
Blue Nile University (Jameat Al Neel Alazraq) is a public university located in Ad-Damazin, established in 1995.[1]
Climate
Ad-Damazin has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh).
Climate data for Ad-Damazin (1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 41.1 (106.0) |
44.3 (111.7) |
44.5 (112.1) |
45.5 (113.9) |
47.0 (116.6) |
42.0 (107.6) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.1 (100.6) |
40.0 (104.0) |
41.0 (105.8) |
41.5 (106.7) |
47.0 (116.6) |
Average high °C (°F) | 35.2 (95.4) |
37.1 (98.8) |
39.5 (103.1) |
40.5 (104.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
35.2 (95.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.9 (98.4) |
35.7 (96.3) |
35.8 (96.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
Average low °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.00) |
2.8 (0.11) |
12.9 (0.51) |
40.2 (1.58) |
114.4 (4.50) |
189.2 (7.45) |
171.8 (6.76) |
133.6 (5.26) |
45.7 (1.80) |
2.1 (0.08) |
0.1 (0.00) |
712.9 (28.05) |
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 12.3 | 16.1 | 16.9 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 70.7 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 29 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 43 | 59 | 72 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 38 | 32 | 46.9 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 303.8 | 280.0 | 294.5 | 288.0 | 257.3 | 201.0 | 170.5 | 182.9 | 204.0 | 251.1 | 279.0 | 294.5 | 3,006.6 |
Percent possible sunshine | 85 | 85 | 79 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 44 | 45 | 56 | 68 | 83 | 83 | 69 |
Source: NOAA[2] |
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References
- "Blue Nile University". African Studies Center. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- "Damazin Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
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