Desouk
Desouk (Arabic: دسوق Dosūq) is a city in northern Egypt. It is 80 kilometres (50 miles) east of Alexandria. It belongs to Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate. As of 2009, 129,604 people lived there.[3]
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دسوق | |
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 Map of Desouk | |
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| Coordinates: 31°8′32″N 30°38′42″E / 31.14222°N 30.64500°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Kafr El Sheikh |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 137,660 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| ZIP code | |
History
The city of Buto, northeast Desouk was the capital of Lower Egypt, and the seat of the kings of Northern Egypt. Ancient papyri show it was called Pe "Dep". The Greek name was "Botous" or "Botosus", Latin "Boutos", Coptic name is "Buto", and its Arabic name is "Ebto".[4] The city was the capital of province No. XIX [5] called "Imty Phw".[6]
Administrative division
Desouk city is a capital of Desouk that includes 2 districts, 11 main villages, 33 villages and 253 small villages (Ezba). President city and Markaz is Ahmed Basiouny Zeid since September 3 2013.[7][8]
Climate
| Climate data for Desouk | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 17.8 (64) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.2 (90) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
25.99 (78.79) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.1 (79) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.8 (73) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.98 (67.97) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7 (45) |
7.4 (45.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14 (57.2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 26 (1.02) |
20 (0.79) |
9 (0.35) |
4 (0.16) |
3 (0.12) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
6 (0.24) |
13 (0.51) |
23 (0.91) |
104 (4.09) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[9] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | 1882 | 1897 | 1907 | 1927 | 1937 | 1947 | 1960 | 1966 | 1976 | 1986 | 1996 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,464 | 11,878 | 14,837 | 22,237 | 15,368 | 23,725 | 39,473 | 45,580 | 58,700 | 78,316 | 91,318 | 106,827 | 126,759 | 129,604 |
Desouk Media
اسم "دسوق" بالإنجليزية على محطة دسوق، مصر
Population of Desouk City (1882-2009).
جانب من حديقة الميدان الإبراهيمي، مدينة دسوق، محافظة كفر الشيخ، مصر.
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References
- ↑ ZIP code, Desouk (1)Epcodes.com. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ↑ ZIP code, Desouk (2)Epcodes.com. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ↑ Presidency of Desouk City, Administrative division & Population (2009) (2009-12-31)Epcodes.com. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ↑ محمد رمزي، القاموس الجغرافي للبلاد المصرية - القسم الثاني "البلاد الحالية"، الجزء الثاني، الهيئة المصرية العامة للكتاب، القاهرة، 1994، صـ: 44.
- ↑ محمد السيد عبد الحميد، الأعياد المصرية القديمة عند هيرودوت، الهيئة العامة لقصور الثقافة، القاهرة، الطبعة الأولى 2010، صـ: 57.
- ↑ J. de Rouge, Goegraphie Ancienne de la basse Egypte, Paris, 1891, P. 120-123.
- ↑ محافظ كفر الشيخ يصدر قراراً بتولي أحمد بسيوني رئاسة مركز ومدينة دسوق. فيتو، بتاريخ 3 سبتمبر 2014. تاريخ الوصول: 30 يونيو 2014.
- ↑ محافظ كفر الشيخ يعين رئيسين لمركزي ومدينة دسوق وقلين. Archived 2016-12-01 at the Wayback Machine البوابة نيوز، بتاريخ 4 سبتمبر 2014. تاريخ الوصول: 30 يونيو 2014.
- ↑ Climate: Disuq - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate tableClimate-Data.org. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
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