Al Hashimiyah, Iraq
Al Hashimiyah
الهاشمية | |
|---|---|
  Al Hashimiyah | |
| Coordinates: 32°21′59″N 44°39′29″E / 32.36639°N 44.65806°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Babil |
| Municipality | Hashimiya District |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 37,300 |
Al Hashimiyah (Arabic: الهاشمية) is a town in Babil Governorate, Iraq. It is located 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of Baghdad.
Background
[edit]Al Hashimiyah is named after Hashemites who inhabited the region. The region is about 620 square kilometres (240 sq mi).[1]
Climate
[edit]Al Hashimiyah has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh). Most rain falls in the winter. The average annual temperature in Al Hashimiyah is 23.1 °C (73.6 °F). About 117 mm (4.61 in) of precipitation falls annually.
| Climate data for Al Hashimiyah | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
41.3 (106.3) |
43.3 (109.9) |
43.3 (109.9) |
40.1 (104.2) |
33.8 (92.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
30.9 (87.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25 (1.0) |
18 (0.7) |
14 (0.6) |
17 (0.7) |
6 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.1) |
13 (0.5) |
22 (0.9) |
117 (4.6) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ الوحدات الإدارية ومساحتها كما في 2009 (in Arabic)