Seeb
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| Seeb As Seeb As Sib |
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| — Town — | |
 Seeb
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| Coordinates: 23°40′49″N 58°10′57″E / 23.68028°N 58.18250°ECoordinates: 23°40′49″N 58°10′57″E / 23.68028°N 58.18250°E | |
| Country |  Oman |
| Region | Masqat |
| Population (2003)[1] | |
| • Total | 221,115 |
| Time zone | +4 (UTC+4) |
Seeb, As Seeb or As Sib (Arabic: السيب) is a coastal fishing town, located several kilometres northwest of Muscat, in northeastern Oman. As of the 2003 census, it had a population of 221,115.[1]
Landmarks include the Naseem Garden, The Amouage Perfumery, the Royal Stables and Equestrian Centre, Royal Guard of Oman Technical College, the Bait al Baraka palace, Seeb International Airport and Markaz al Bahja.[2]
Climate [edit]
Seeb has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with very hot summers and warm winters. Precipitation is low, and falls mainly in the months from December to April.
| Climate data for Saiq | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.2 (93.6) |
37.0 (98.6) |
41.4 (106.5) |
44.0 (111.2) |
47.0 (116.6) |
48.3 (118.9) |
49.2 (120.6) |
46.8 (116.2) |
43.6 (110.5) |
42.0 (107.6) |
37.8 (100) |
33.0 (91.4) |
49.2 (120.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25.5 (77.9) |
26.1 (79) |
29.8 (85.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
39.5 (103.1) |
40.4 (104.7) |
38.6 (101.5) |
36.2 (97.2) |
36.3 (97.3) |
35.0 (95) |
30.5 (86.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
33.31 (91.96) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
28.61 (83.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 17.3 (63.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
24.22 (75.59) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.0 (77) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 12.8 (0.504) |
24.5 (0.965) |
15.9 (0.626) |
17.1 (0.673) |
7.0 (0.276) |
0.9 (0.035) |
0.2 (0.008) |
0.8 (0.031) |
0.0 (0) |
1.0 (0.039) |
6.8 (0.268) |
13.3 (0.524) |
100.3 (3.949) |
| % humidity | 63 | 64 | 58 | 45 | 42 | 49 | 60 | 67 | 63 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 57.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 268.6 | 244.8 | 278.3 | 292.5 | 347.4 | 325.7 | 277.7 | 278.6 | 303.9 | 316.9 | 291.9 | 267.0 | 3,493.3 |
| Source: NOAA (1979-1990) [3] | |||||||||||||
Sport [edit]
Al Seeb Club and Al-Shabab are located in Seeb.
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Oman: Governorates, Major Cities & Villages". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ Darke, Diana; Shields, Sandra (1 December 2006). Oman: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-84162-168-5. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ "Seeb Climate Normals 1979-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
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