Batifa

Batifa
Batifa,Batufa,باتيفا
Batifa
Location in Iraq
Coordinates: 37°08′37.00″N 42°40′54.88″E / 37.1436111°N 42.6819111°E / 37.1436111; 42.6819111
Country  Iraq
Region Kurdistan
Governorate Dahuk
Elevation 440 m (1,440 ft)
Population [1] 23,000
Website www.duhokgov.org/english/

Batifa, or Batufa in Kurdish, is one of the aspects of the Zakho District in Dohuk Governorate in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. An area of 208 km square area and the associated 73 villages destroyed all in the Anfal campaign.

Geography

There in the town, approximately 15 locations by the Directorate of archaeological traces of Dahuk, including: Castle Shabani, Kashani Castle, and Castle Bajoine, and a bridge on the River Khabur Nzdora and built in the reign of princes Albhdinyin. And the effects of Crete and Bekova.

Climate

View of the soccer stadium within the city in late autumn.

Batufa has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) with hot dry summers and cool, wet winters. Subfreezing lows are common in the winter, providing some frost. Snowfall may occur occasionally.

Climate data for Batifa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 7.7
(45.9)		 9.4
(48.9)		 13.7
(56.7)		 19.1
(66.4)		 26.3
(79.3)		 33.3
(91.9)		 37.7
(99.9)		 37.5
(99.5)		 33.2
(91.8)		 25.3
(77.5)		 16.8
(62.2)		 9.8
(49.6)		 22.5
(72.5)
Average low °C (°F) −0.6
(30.9)		 0.3
(32.5)		 3.7
(38.7)		 8.1
(46.6)		 13.2
(55.8)		 18.2
(64.8)		 22.2
(72)		 21.7
(71.1)		 17.6
(63.7)		 11.8
(53.2)		 6.2
(43.2)		 1.5
(34.7)		 10.3
(50.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 124
(4.88)		 144
(5.67)		 132
(5.2)		 107
(4.21)		 51
(2.01)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 1
(0.04)		 29
(1.14)		 84
(3.31)		 123
(4.84)		 795
(31.3)
Source: Climate-Data[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Zāẖū - profile of geographical entity including name variants". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  2. ↑ "Climate statistics for Batufa". Climate-Data. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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