Dawadmi
Dawadmi
الدوادمي | |
|---|---|
  Dawadmi | |
| Coordinates: 24°39.7′N 44°23′E / 24.6617°N 44.383°E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Riyadh Province |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 300,001 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Dawadmi or Ad Dawadimi (Arabic: الدوادمي) is a town in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. Google Maps spells the name as Al Duwadimi. As of the 2004 census it had a population of 53,071 people.[1] The town is mostly inhabited by the tribe of Banu 'Utaybah.
It is located on top of Najd hill, the central area of Saudi Arabia. [citation needed] It is about 200 kilometres (120 mi) west of Riyadh.[2] By road, is located 320 kilometres (200 mi) by road west of Riyadh.
In April 2003, the new airport in the city was inaugurated by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. King Abdulaziz palace is a landmark of the city and there is an ongoing rehabilitation project to protect it.
Missile Production near al Duwadimi
According to research at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, in California, a facility near al Duwadimi is operating a "burn pit" to dispose of solid-propellent leftover from production of ballistic missiles. On Dec 23, 2021, in an article by Zachary Cohen, CNN published satellite images of the site.
Climate
| Climate data for Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia (2005-2015) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
25 (77) |
28 (82) |
32 (90) |
38 (100) |
40 (104) |
41 (106) |
42 (108) |
39 (102) |
34 (93) |
26 (79) |
22 (72) |
32 (90) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
18 (64) |
21 (70) |
25 (77) |
31 (88) |
34 (93) |
34 (93) |
35 (95) |
33 (91) |
27 (81) |
20 (68) |
15 (59) |
26 (78) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
11 (52) |
14 (57) |
19 (66) |
24 (75) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
20 (68) |
14 (57) |
9 (48) |
19 (66) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.2 (0.09) |
2.4 (0.09) |
8.0 (0.31) |
16.4 (0.65) |
1.9 (0.07) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.9 (0.04) |
1.9 (0.07) |
1.3 (0.05) |
0.4 (0.02) |
18.2 (0.72) |
5.0 (0.20) |
58.7 (2.31) |
| Average relative humidity (%) (daily average) | 32 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 35 | 19 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 0 (32) |
−1 (30) |
0 (32) |
2 (36) |
1 (34) |
−2 (28) |
−2 (28) |
−1 (30) |
0 (32) |
1 (34) |
4 (39) |
2 (36) |
0 (33) |
| Source: Time and Date[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Saudi Arabia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 27 August 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Outrage over beheading of Sri Lankan woman by Saudi Arabia. " CNN. January 10, 2013. Retrieved on January 10, 2013.
- ^ "Climate & Weather Averages in Ad Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia". Time and Date. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
Capital: Riyadh | |
| Main Saudi Arabian cities by population | |
|---|---|
| 1,000,000 and more | |
| 300,000-999,999 | |
| <300,000 | |
Source: cdsi.gov.sa | |
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