Salahlay
Salahley
Salaxley | |
|---|---|
City | |
.svg)  Salahley Location in Somaliland | |
| Coordinates: 9°01′36″N 44°12′26.9″E / 9.02667°N 44.207472°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Maroodi Jeex |
| District | Salahlay District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ismael Yusuf Hussein (Shiine) |
| Elevation | 1,215 m (3,986 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 25,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code | +252 |
Salahley (Somali: Salaxley), Arabic: سلحلي), is a City in Maroodi Jeex region of Somaliland. It is south of Hargeisa, the capital of the country.[1] During Somaliland's second administration (1993-2002), Salahlay was incorporated as a district of Salahley in the Maroodi Jeex Region.
Location
The City located around 56 Km southeast of Hargeisa , and 15 Km from the border of Somali Region of Ethiopia.
Townships
Some of the major and minor Towns
- Salahley, district capital of the region
- Toon
- Habaasweyn
- Hudulli
- Dhinbiriyaale
- Qoolcaday
- Gunburta ooda
- Sharmaarke
- Xadhigxadhig
- Araweelo
- Ina Barre
- Jab dhurwaa
- Dahab Bahal
- Bali Mataan
- Bali Kaliil
- Aadan Abokor
- Kaam Tuug
- ina Guuxaa
- Baha Dhamal
- Laanqayrta
- Dhuxulaale
- Ina Igarre
- Qoolbuulalle
- Laanqayrta Celiyo
- Libaax Qawdhama
- Bali Shire
- Higlada
- Lebisagaalo
Climate
The climate in Salaxley is called a desert climate. There is virtually no rainfall during the year. The climate here is classified as BWh by the Köppen-Geiger system. In Salaxley, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C. About 367 mm of precipitation falls annually. The driest month is December. There is 1 mm of precipitation in December. In April, the precipitation reaches its peak, with an average of 72 mm. With an average of 24.7 °C, May is the warmest month. At 19.5 °C on average, January is the coldest month of the year. The precipitation varies 71 mm between the driest month and the wettest month. The variation in annual temperature is around 5.2 °C
| Climate data for Gabiley | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.4 (81.3) |
29 (84) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.7 (85.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.7 (60.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) |
4 (0.2) |
26 (1.0) |
72 (2.8) |
65 (2.6) |
29 (1.1) |
29 (1.1) |
41 (1.6) |
54 (2.1) |
34 (1.3) |
9 (0.4) |
1 (0.0) |
367 (14.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, [2] | |||||||||||||
References
https://en.climate-data.org/africa/somalia/woqooyi-galbeed/salaxley-643964