Desouk
Coordinates: 31°8′32″N 30°38′42″E / 31.14222°N 30.64500°E
| Desouk دسوق Dosūq | |||
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Desouk Bridge (1897) · St. Ibrahim El-Desouki Mosque · Presidency of Desouk City Nile in Desouk A statue of Ramesses II with Goddess Sekhmet · Memorial for Desouki martyrs in Egyptian-Israeli war 1973 · Desouk New bridge (1989). | |||
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| Nickname(s): Bride of the Nile | |||
 Desouk City Map | |||
  Desouk Location in Egypt | |||
| Coordinates: 31°8′32″N 30°38′42″E / 31.14222°N 30.64500°E | |||
| Country |
 Egypt | ||
| Governorate | Kafr el-Sheikh | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Markaz | ||
| • President | Ahmed Basiouny Zeid | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 137,660 | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC+2) | ||
| ZIP code | 33611 – 33612[1][2] | ||
| Area code(s) | +2 047 | ||
| Website | Presidency of Desouk City | ||
Desouk (Arabic: دسوق Dosūq, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [dɪˈsuːʔ]) is a city in northern Egypt. Located 80 km east of Alexandria, it belongs to Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate and had a population of 137,660 inhabitants as of 2011.[3]
Overview
Desouk is a member of the Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities,[4] because there are important Islamic shrines in the city, like The tomb of Saint "Ibrahim El-Desouki" (13th century) is located in the great mosque in the center of Desouk.
Desouk lies on the Nile, on the eastern banks of the Rosetta branch, where there are only two bridges to enter the city.
Many important Egyptians hail from Desouk: Youssef El-Mansy, Ahmed Zewail,[5] Mohammed Roshdy, Evelyn Ashamallah, and Abdel-Salam Mohammed Nasar, a famous politician in the city.
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Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh), as the rest of Egypt.
| Climate data for Desouk | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 17.8 (64) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.2 (90) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
25.99 (78.77) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.1 (79) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.8 (73) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.98 (67.98) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7 (45) |
7.4 (45.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14 (57.23) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26 (1.02) |
20 (0.79) |
9 (0.35) |
4 (0.16) |
3 (0.12) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
6 (0.24) |
13 (0.51) |
23 (0.91) |
104 (4.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[6] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Buto
- Desouk SC
- Desouk Stadium
- Desouki
- Kafr el-Sheikh
- Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate
- Alexandria
- Desouk Bridge
References
- ↑ "ZIP code, Desouk (1)". Epcodes.com. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ↑ "ZIP code, Desouk (2)". Epcodes.com. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ↑ "Presidency of Desouk City, Administrative division & Population (2011)". Epcodes.com. 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ↑ "Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities, Membership". http://www.oicc.org. Retrieved 2010-12-29. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Egyptian figures, Ahmed H. Zewail". sis.gov.eg. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ↑ "Climate: Disuq - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Desouk. |
- The official site of Presidency of Desouk City (Arabic)
- The official site of Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate (Arabic, English)