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Shahat
شحات | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 32°49′40″N 21°51′44″E / 32.82778°N 21.86222°E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Cyrenaica |
| District | Jabal al Akhdar |
| Elevation | 1,683 ft (513 m) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 43,376 |
| Time zone | UTC +2 |
| License Plate Code | 35 |
Shahhat or Shahat (Arabic: شحات, Shaḥāt) is a town in the District of Jabal al Akhdar in northeastern Libya on the Mediterranean coast.[2] It is located 24 km (15 mi) east of Bayda.
History
[edit]The ancient and medieval city of Cyrene was located nearby.
During the Libyan Civil War, the city was one of the first to fall under rebel control.[3]
Transport
[edit]Shahhat is linked with Derna by two roads, the inner road running through Al Qubah is part of the Libyan Coastal Highway and the coastal road running through Susa and Ras al Helal.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Shahhat | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.7 (54.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 132 (5.2) |
82 (3.2) |
65 (2.6) |
24 (0.9) |
9 (0.4) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
11 (0.4) |
60 (2.4) |
68 (2.7) |
113 (4.4) |
569 (22.4) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 57 | 54 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 74 | 67 |
| Source: Arab Meteorology Book[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Wolfram Alpha
- ↑ Maplandia world gazetteer
- ↑ "Live Blog - Libya Feb 24 | Al Jazeera Blogs". blogs.aljazeera.net. Archived from the original on 2011-02-25.
- ↑ "Appendix I: Meteorological Data" (PDF). Springer. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2026.