Barzan, Iraq
Barzan
Kurdish: بارزان | |
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Coordinates: 36°54′54″N 44°2′31″E / 36.91500°N 44.04194°E | |
Country | Iraq |
Autonomous region | Kurdistan Region |
Governorate | Erbil Governorate |
District | Mergasor District |
Barzan (Kurdish: بارزان ,Barzan,[1][2] Arabic: برزان) is a town located along the Great Zab in Erbil Governorate, Iraq. It is the birthplace of Sheikh Ahmed Barzani and Kurdish leader Mustafa Barzani.
History
In 1914, Barzan was the site of a Russian-supported Kurdish uprising against the Ottoman Empire, which was fought concurrently with the Bitlis uprising.[3]
Climate
Barzan has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) with hot, dry summers and cool, rainy winters. It is one of the rainiest cities in Iraq. Winter nights average below freezing most of the time, providing frost in the city. Snow occasionally occurs.
Climate data for Barzan | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
38.7 (101.7) |
38.8 (101.8) |
34.8 (94.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.8 (87.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 151 (5.9) |
172 (6.8) |
150 (5.9) |
114 (4.5) |
37 (1.5) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
19 (0.7) |
88 (3.5) |
106 (4.2) |
839 (33) |
Source: Climate-Data[4] |
References
- ^ "Gelo Rêbaza Barzanî tê çi wate ye?". Navkurd (in Kurdish). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "فێستیڤاڵی کولتووری ناوچەی بارزان". Rûdaw (in Kurdish). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ Henning, Barbara (2018-04-03). Narratives of the History of the Ottoman-Kurdish Bedirhani Family in Imperial and Post-Imperial Contexts: Continuities and Changes. University of Bamberg Press. pp. 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327. ISBN 9783863095512.
- ^ "Climate statistics for Barzan". Climate Data. Retrieved 21 January 2017.