Batifa
Batifa | |
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| Batifa,Batufa,باتيفا Batifa,Batufa,باتيفا | |
  Batifa Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 37°08′37.00″N 42°40′54.88″E / 37.1436111°N 42.6819111°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Region | Kurdistan |
| Governorate | Dahuk |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population | 23,000 |
| Website | www |
Batifa, or Batufa in Kurdish, is one of the aspects of the Zakho District in Dohuk Governorate in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. An area of 208 km square area and the associated 73 villages destroyed all in the Anfal campaign.
Geography
There in the town, approximately 15 locations by the Directorate of archaeological traces of Dahuk, including: Castle Shabani, Kashani Castle, and Castle Bajoine, and a bridge on the River Khabur Nzdora and built in the reign of princes Albhdinyin. And the effects of Crete and Bekova.
Climate
Batufa has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) with hot dry summers and cool, wet winters. Subfreezing lows are common in the winter, providing some frost. Snowfall may occur occasionally.
| Climate data for Batifa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
33.2 (91.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
1.5 (34.7) |
10.3 (50.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 124 (4.9) |
144 (5.7) |
132 (5.2) |
107 (4.2) |
51 (2.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
29 (1.1) |
84 (3.3) |
123 (4.8) |
795 (31.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Zāẖū - profile of geographical entity including name variants". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Climate statistics for Batufa". Climate-Data. Retrieved 21 January 2017.