Dayrut al-Sharif

Dayrut al-Sharif (Arabic: ديروط الشريف‎ "Dayrut the Noble", Coptic: ⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲡⲁⲙⲱⲛ Terōt Sarapamōn pronounced [təˈroːt sərəpaˈmoːn]) is a town in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate. According to tradition, the Holy family visited Dayrut al-Sharif on their flight into Egypt.[1]

Dairut al-Sharif

ديروط الشريف
ⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲡⲁⲙⲱⲛ
Dairut al-Sharif
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 27°57′N 30°48′E
Country Egypt
GovernorateAsyut
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

History

The older name of the town is Dayrut Sarabam (Arabic: ديروط سربام‎) which comes from the Coptic name of the town which in turn comes from the personal name Sarapamun.[2] The Monastery of Abba Sarapamon is still in the town.[3]

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).[4]

Climate data for Dayrut al-Sharif
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2)		 23.3
(73.9)		 26.6
(79.9)		 31.6
(88.9)		 34.7
(94.5)		 35.6
(96.1)		 35.5
(95.9)		 35.1
(95.2)		 32.6
(90.7)		 31
(88)		 26.8
(80.2)		 22.3
(72.1)		 29.7
(85.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3)		 14.2
(57.6)		 17.2
(63.0)		 21.9
(71.4)		 25.6
(78.1)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.5
(81.5)		 27.4
(81.3)		 25.3
(77.5)		 23.2
(73.8)		 18.6
(65.5)		 14.3
(57.7)		 21.2
(70.2)
Average low °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5)		 5.1
(41.2)		 7.8
(46.0)		 12.3
(54.1)		 16.6
(61.9)		 18.7
(65.7)		 19.6
(67.3)		 19.8
(67.6)		 18.1
(64.6)		 15.4
(59.7)		 10.5
(50.9)		 6.4
(43.5)		 12.8
(55.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0
(0)		 1
(0.0)		 1
(0.0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 1
(0.0)		 3
(0)
Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 47m[4]


References
  1. holyfamilyegypt (2017-06-20). "Dayrut Al-Sharif". Holy Family in Egypt. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  2. Timm, Stefan. Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. p. 562.
  3. "كنيسة دير الأنبا صرابامون، ديروط الشريف، أسيوط، مصر | St-Takla.org". st-takla.org. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  4. "Climate: Dairut - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
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