Talkha

Talkha
Talkha (right) and Mansoura (left)
Talkha
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31°03′17″N 31°22′32″E / 31.054735°N 31.375644°E / 31.054735; 31.375644Coordinates: 31°03′17″N 31°22′32″E / 31.054735°N 31.375644°E / 31.054735; 31.375644
Country  Egypt
Governorate Dakahlia
Elevation 18 m (59 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 92,084
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
Postal code 35111
Area code(s) 50

Talkha (Egyptian Arabic: طلخا‎  pronounced [ˈtˤɑlxɑ]) is a city in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. The city is located located on the west bank of the Damietta, 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.

Roads in Talkha
Railway bridge between Talkha and Mansoura

Climate

Talkha is classified within the Köppen-Geiger climate classification system as a hot desert (BWh).

Climate data for Talkha
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 18.9
(66)		 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
(80.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.8
(55)		 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)		 19.4
(66.9)		 14.8
(58.6)		 20.5
(69)
Average low °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)		 9.1
(48.4)		 14.1
(57.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13
(0.51)		 9
(0.35)		 6
(0.24)		 4
(0.16)		 3
(0.12)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 4
(0.16)		 7
(0.28)		 11
(0.43)		 57
(2.25)
Source: Climate-Data.org[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Climate: Talkha - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
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