Talkha
طلخا | |
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Coordinates: 31°03′17″N 31°22′32″E / 31.054735°N 31.375644°E | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Dakahlia |
Area | |
• Total | 157.0 km2 (60.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 413,584 |
• Density | 2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Postal code | 35111 |
Area code | 50 |
Talkha (Arabic: طلخا pronounced [ˈtˤɑlxɑ]) is a city in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. The city is located on the west bank of the Damietta,[2] a distributary of the Nile in the Delta region. Is about 120 km northeast of Cairo. Talkha is situated opposite the city of Mansoura on the Damietta. Together, the two cities form an agglomeration.
Talkha contains the neighborhoods of Old Market, El Maalamein, Ar Rouda, El Sharifa, and El Muhandisin.
See also: Nile Delta § Climate |
Talkha is classified within the Köppen climate classification system as a hot desert (BWh).
Climate data for Talkha | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32 (90) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25 (77) |
20.6 (69.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
20.5 (69.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
7.3 (45.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17 (63) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.1 (57.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13 (0.5) |
9 (0.4) |
6 (0.2) |
4 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
4 (0.2) |
7 (0.3) |
11 (0.4) |
57 (2.3) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[3] |