Sahar, Yemen
Sahar
سحر | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Sahar Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 15°18′59″N 44°18′32″E / 15.31637°N 44.3088°E[1] | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Sanaa |
| District | Sanhan |
| Elevation | 7,782 ft (2,372 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Sahar (Arabic: سحر Saḥar) is a village in Sanhan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1][2] It is located in the 'uzlah of Wadi al-Ajbar.[2]
History
[edit]According to the 10th-century writer al-Hamdani, Sahar was part of the land given to the Banu Shihab by the Al Dhi Yazan.[2] He also noted that it had a dam at the time of his writing.[2]
Climate
[edit]Sahar has a cold, semi-arid climate, with most rainfall occurring in winter. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BSk. The average annual temperature in Sahar is 15.4 °C (59.7 °F). About 281 mm (11.06 in) of precipitation falls annually.
| Climate data for Sahar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
4.6 (40.3) |
3.6 (38.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
16 (0.6) |
48 (1.9) |
34 (1.3) |
6 (0.2) |
55 (2.2) |
82 (3.2) |
14 (0.6) |
2 (0.1) |
8 (0.3) |
5 (0.2) |
281 (11.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, Climate data | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Saḩar". Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. pp. 186–7. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
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