Qaha (Egyptian Arabic: قها pronounced [ˈʔæhæ], from Coptic: ⲕⲁϩⲓ, lit. 'earth, ground'[1]) is a city in northeastern Egypt, located 25 km (18 mins) north of Cairo. It is located in the rich farmland of the southern part of the Nile Delta, and is well-irrigated by canals leading off the Delta Barrage.
Qaha | |
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City | |
Qaha Location in Egypt | |
Coordinates: 30°17′N 31°12′E | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Qalyubia |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Qaha is one of the ancient villages, and its original name was at the time of the Islamic conquest of Egypt was Kahani. It was mentioned in the name of Qaha[2] in the book of the laws of diwans of Asaad ibn Matati from the works of Al-Sharqiya, which is the name given to it in the Salahi rock, conducted by the Ayyubid Sultan Al-Nasir Saladdin Sunnah. 572 AH / 1176AD, as it was mentioned in the name of Qaha from the works of Qaliubiya in the book "The Sunni Masterpiece in the Names of the Egyptian Countries" by Ibn Al-Jiaan who surrounded the Egyptian villages after the Nasserite rock that was conducted by the Mamluk Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad bin Qalawun in 715 AH / 1315AD. In the Ottoman era, its name was in Tarabya in the year 933 AH / 1527 AD, conducted by the Ottoman governor Suleiman Pasha Al-Khadem in the era of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent Qaha within the villages of Wilayat Qaliubiya, and in the date 1228 AH / 1813 CE, who counted the villages of Egypt after the survey carried out by Muhammad Ali Pasha in the name of Qaha within Qalubia directorate villages.[3]
Today it is famous for its preserved foods industry and as an industrial and agricultural town. It lies on the rail network that radiates north from Cairo.
Most of the agricultural land on the East of Qaha is famous for its citrus orchards.
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh),[4] as the rest of Egypt.
Climate data for Qaha | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
27.9 (82.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
14 (57) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23 (73) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
20.9 (69.5) |
Average low °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12 (54) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.9 (57.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5 (0.2) |
4 (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) |
6 (0.2) |
23 (0.8) |
Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: m)[4] |
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 |
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 | Shibin El Kom, Sadat (city), Menouf, Sirs Al-Layyan, Ashmoun, El Bagour, Quesna, Birket El Sab, Tala, Shuhada |
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 |
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 | |
Asyut Governorate | |
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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