El Qanater El Khayreya (Arabic: القناطر الخيرية pronounced [elʔɑˈnɑːtˤeɾ elxæjˈɾejjæ], "the Benevolent Bridges") is a city and a markaz in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt. It is the location of the Delta Barrages, the first modern irrigation structure across the Nile, located at the apex of the Nile Delta. In the mid 1850s, when Viceroy Sa'id Pasha took over project construction, he ordered a silver medal to be struck to mark the occasion. He then ordered the construction of a town near the incomplete barrage. Again the project would be bogged down due to financial problems; the original barrages were initially completed in 1862. A new barrage structure was built slightly downstream in 1939.[1] The name of the city is a reference to the structure and the river crossing it.[2]
El Qanater El Khayreya
القناطر الخيرية | |
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El Qanater El Khayreya Location in Egypt | |
Coordinates: 30.193583°N 31.132064°E / 30.193583; 31.132064 | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Qalyubia |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh),[3] as the rest of Egypt.
Climate data for El Qanater el Khayreyya | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30 (86) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21 (70) |
28.0 (82.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 13 (55) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
Average low °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
7 (45) |
9.4 (48.9) |
12 (54) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.8 (57.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
22 (0.8) |
Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 18m)[3] |
Cities and towns of Egypt | |
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Cairo Governorate | Cairo |
Giza Governorate | Giza, 6th of October City, Sheikh Zayed City, El Hawamdeya, El Badrashein, El Saff, Atfih, El Ayyat, Bawiti, Manshiyat al Qanater, Awsim, Kerdasa, Abu El Namras |
Qalyubia Governorate | Benha, Qalyub, Shubra El Kheima, El Qanater El Khayreya, Khanka, Kafr Shukr, Toukh, Qaha, Obour City, Khusus, Shibin El Qanater, Saryaqos, Egypt, El Kulzom |
Alexandria Governorate | Alexandria, Borg El Arab, New Borg El Arab |
Beheira Governorate | Damanhur, Kafr El Dawwar, Rosetta, Edku, Abu El Matamir, Abu Hummus, El Delengat, El Mahmoudiyah, El Rahmaniya, Itay El Barud, Hosh Issa, Shubra Khit, Koum Hamada, Badr, Wadi El Natrun, New Nubariya |
Matrouh Governorate | |
Damietta Governorate | Damietta, New Damietta, Ras El Bar, Faraskur, Kafr Saad, El Zarqa, Assarw, Arrawda, Kafr El Battikh, Ezbet El Borg, Mit Abu Ghaleb |
Dakahlia Governorate | Mansoura, Talkha, Mit Ghamr, Dekernes, Aga, Minyat An-Nasr, El Senbellawein, El Kurdi, Bani Ebaid, El Manzala, Temay El Amdeed, El Gammalia, Sherbin, El Matareya, Belqas, Mit Salsil, Gamasa, Mahallat Damana, Nabaruh |
Kafr El Sheikh Governorate | |
Gharbia Governorate | |
Monufia Governorate | |
Sharqia Governorate | Zagazig, 10th of Ramadan (city), Minya El Qamh, Bilbeis, Mashtool El Souk, Al-Qinayat, Abu Hammad, El Qurein, Hihya, Abu Kebir, Faqous, El Salheya El Gedida, El Ibrahimiya, Diyarb Negm, Kafr Saqr, Awlad Saqr, El Husseiniya, Tanis, Minshat Abu Omar, Qantir |
Port Said Governorate | Port Said, Port Fuad |
Ismailia Governorate | |
Suez Governorate | Suez |
North Sinai Governorate | |
South Sinai Governorate | |
Beni Suef Governorate | |
Faiyum Governorate | |
Minya Governorate | Minya, New Minya, El Idwa, Maghagha, Beni Mazar, Matai, Samalut, Mallawi, Dir Mawas, Aba al-Waqf, Dir Mawas, Dalga, Bahnasa, Idmo, Tuna el-Gebel, Al Madinah Al Fikriyyah |
Asyut Governorate | Asyut, New Asyut, Dairut, Dayrut al-Sharif, Manfalut, El Quseyya, Abnub, Abu Tig, El Ghanayem, Sahel Selim, El Badari, Sidfa, Manqabad, Musha |
New Valley Governorate | |
Red Sea Governorate | |
Sohag Governorate | Sohag, New Sohag, Akhmim, New Akhmim, El Balyana, El Maragha, Ptolemais Hermiou, Dar El Salam, Girga, West Juhayna, Saqultah, Tima, Tahta |
Qena Governorate | |
Luxor Governorate | |
Aswan Governorate | |
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