Talkha
City in Dakahlia, Egypt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Talkha (Arabic: طلخا pronounced [ˈtˤɑlxɑ]) is a city in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. The city is located on the west bank of the Damietta,[2] a distributary of the Nile in the Delta region. Is about 120 km northeast of Cairo. Talkha is situated opposite the city of Mansoura on the Damietta. Together, the two cities form an agglomeration.
Talkha
طلخا | |
|---|---|
 Talkha (right) and Mansoura (left) | |
  Talkha Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 31.054735°N 31.375644°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Dakahlia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 157.0 km2 (60.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 413,584 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Postal code | 35111 |
| Area code | 50 |
Talkha contains the neighborhoods of Old Market, El Maalamein, Ar Rouda, El Sharifa, and El Muhandisin.
Roads in Talkha
Railway bridge between Talkha and Mansoura
Climate
Talkha is classified within the Köppen climate classification system as a hot desert (BWh).
| Climate data for Talkha | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32 (90) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25 (77) |
20.6 (69.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
20.5 (69.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
7.3 (45.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17 (63) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.1 (57.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13 (0.5) |
9 (0.4) |
6 (0.2) |
4 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
4 (0.2) |
7 (0.3) |
11 (0.4) |
57 (2.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
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