Dayrut al-Sharif (Arabic: ديروط الشريف "Dayrut the Noble", Coptic: ⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲡⲁⲙⲱⲛ Terōt Sarapamōn pronounced [təˈroːt sərəpaˈmoːn]) is a town in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate. According to tradition, the Holy family visited Dayrut al-Sharif on their flight into Egypt.[1]
Dairut al-Sharif
ديروط الشريف ⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲡⲁⲙⲱⲛ | |
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![]() ![]() Dairut al-Sharif Location in Egypt | |
Coordinates: 27°57′N 30°48′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Asyut |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
The older name of the town is Dayrut Sarabam (Arabic: ديروط سربام) which comes from the Coptic name of the town which in turn comes from the personal name Sarapamun.[2] The Monastery of Abba Sarapamon is still in the town.[3]
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).[4]
Climate data for Dayrut al-Sharif | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
34.7 (94.5) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.1 (95.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31 (88) |
26.8 (80.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
12.8 (55.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0) |
Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 47m[4] |
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