Sa'dah
Sa'dah صعدة | |
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Sa'dah Location in Yemen | |
Coordinates: 16°59′9″N 43°45′52″E / 16.98583°N 43.76444°E / 16.98583; 43.76444 | |
Country | Yemen |
Governorate | Saada |
Elevation | 1,836 m (6,024 ft) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 100,000 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Climate | BWh |
Sa'dah (Arabic: صعدة Ṣaʿda) is the capital city of Saada Governorate[1] in north-western Yemen at an elevation of about 1,800 meters. Its population in 2004 was estimated at 51,870. It was formerly identified with Karna, the kingdom of the ancient kingdom of Ma'in, which is now known to be identical to the ancient Qarnawu near the modern Ma'in in the Al Jawf Governorate.
After the Battle of Sa'dah in 2011, Houthis took control of the city.
Contents
1 Climate
2 Gallery
3 References
4 External links
Climate
Sa'dah has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification: BWh).
Climate data for Sa'dah | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 25.3 (77.5) | 26.9 (80.4) | 29.1 (84.4) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.5 (86.9) | 29.3 (84.7) | 25.5 (77.9) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.4 (72.3) | 26.7 (80.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 18.0 (64.4) | 19.8 (67.6) | 22.1 (71.8) | 23.6 (74.5) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.9 (75.0) | 21.9 (71.4) | 18.0 (64.4) | 15.2 (59.4) | 14.6 (58.3) | 19.3 (66.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) | 7.7 (45.9) | 10.7 (51.3) | 12.7 (54.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 15.8 (60.4) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.3 (63.1) | 14.6 (58.3) | 10.6 (51.1) | 7.7 (45.9) | 6.8 (44.2) | 11.9 (53.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8 (0.3) | 13 (0.5) | 41 (1.6) | 42 (1.7) | 18 (0.7) | 2 (0.1) | 16 (0.6) | 26 (1.0) | 5 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) | 5 (0.2) | 8 (0.3) | 185 (7.2) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[2] |
Gallery
Sa'dah's Al-Hadi Mosque
Islamic structure in Sa'dah
References
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^ "Climate: Sa'dah - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 28 October 2017.
External links
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