Seeb
Seeb
السيب As Seeb As Sib | |
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City | |
.jpg) Mosque in Seeb | |
  Seeb Location in Oman | |
| Coordinates: 23°40′49″N 58°10′57″E / 23.68028°N 58.18250°E | |
| Country |  Oman |
| Region | Muscat |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 361,911 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (+4) |
Al-Seeb, As Seeb or As Sib (Arabic: السيب) is a coastal fishing city, located several kilometres northwest of Muscat, in northeastern Oman. As of the 2003 census, it had a population of 221,115.[1]
Landmarks include the Naseem Garden, the Royal Stables and Equestrian Centre, Royal Guard of Oman Technical College, the Bait al Baraka palace, Seeb International Airport and Markaz al Bahja.[2]
Climate
Seeb has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with very hot summers and warm winters. Precipitation is low, and falls mainly in the months from December to April.
| Climate data for Seeb | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.2 (93.6) |
37.0 (98.6) |
41.4 (106.5) |
44.0 (111.2) |
47.0 (116.6) |
48.3 (118.9) |
49.2 (120.6) |
46.8 (116.2) |
43.6 (110.5) |
42.0 (107.6) |
37.8 (100.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
49.2 (120.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.5 (77.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
39.5 (103.1) |
40.4 (104.7) |
38.6 (101.5) |
36.2 (97.2) |
36.3 (97.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
33.3 (92.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.3 (63.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.8 (0.50) |
24.5 (0.96) |
15.9 (0.63) |
17.1 (0.67) |
7.0 (0.28) |
0.9 (0.04) |
0.2 (0.01) |
0.8 (0.03) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.0 (0.04) |
6.8 (0.27) |
13.3 (0.52) |
100.3 (3.95) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 64 | 58 | 45 | 42 | 49 | 60 | 67 | 63 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 268.6 | 244.8 | 278.3 | 292.5 | 347.4 | 325.7 | 277.7 | 278.6 | 303.9 | 316.9 | 291.9 | 267.0 | 3,493.3 |
| Source: NOAA (1979-1990)[3] | |||||||||||||
Intelligence gathering
In June 2014 the Register disclosed that Seeb is the location of a "beyond top secret" internet monitoring site.[4]
Sport
Al Seeb Club and Al-Shabab are located in Seeb.
References
- ^ a b "Oman: Governorates, Major Cities & Villages". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ Darke, Diana; Shields, Sandra (1 December 2006). Oman: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-84162-168-5. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ "Seeb Climate Normals 1979-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ Duncan Campbell (3 June 2014). "Revealed: GCHQ's beyond top secret middle eastern internet spy base". The Register.
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