El Senbellawein

El Senbellawein (Arabic: السنبلاوين‎ [es senbellæˈweːn, -sem-]) is a city in the Dakahlia Governorate of Egypt. Located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Mansoura, it has a population of approximately 435,000 inhabitants.

El Senbellawein
city
El Senbellawein
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30°52′47″N 31°28′10″E
Country Egypt
GovernorateDakahlia
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Famous residents include political activist Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed, singer Umm Kulthum, first female general director of the Egyptian TV Tomader Tawfik and geologist Farouk El-Baz

Projects

In 2018 the Egyptian Government began infrastructure projects in El Senbellawein.[1]

Climate
See also: Nile Delta § Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh),[2] as the rest of Egypt.

Climate data for El Senbellawein
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 18.5
(65.3)		 19.6
(67.3)		 22.5
(72.5)		 26.5
(79.7)		 31.6
(88.9)		 33.1
(91.6)		 33
(91)		 33.3
(91.9)		 31.8
(89.2)		 28.9
(84.0)		 24.7
(76.5)		 20.2
(68.4)		 27.0
(80.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3)		 13.2
(55.8)		 15.7
(60.3)		 19.1
(66.4)		 23.4
(74.1)		 25.6
(78.1)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.7
(80.1)		 25
(77)		 22.7
(72.9)		 19.1
(66.4)		 14.3
(57.7)		 20.3
(68.6)
Average low °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3)		 6.8
(44.2)		 8.9
(48.0)		 11.7
(53.1)		 15.2
(59.4)		 18.2
(64.8)		 20.3
(68.5)		 20.2
(68.4)		 18.3
(64.9)		 16.5
(61.7)		 13.6
(56.5)		 8.5
(47.3)		 13.7
(56.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11
(0.4)		 7
(0.3)		 6
(0.2)		 3
(0.1)		 3
(0.1)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 4
(0.2)		 7
(0.3)		 9
(0.4)		 50
(2)
Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 11m)[2]

Economy

Sinbellawein's economy is based on agriculture and services sectors, which it offers for many of the surrounding 282 villages that are under its administration. Car repairing and car tanks production also play a large role in the economy. Al Aseil Pasta& flour factory is producing most of the city needs. There is also Mag factory for making pipes.

Transport

Auto rickshaw (tuk tuk) is a motor vehicle that is one of the chief modes of transport across El Senbellawein and small villages around it. There are also a station in the centre of the city which helps travellers to cities such as Cairo, Mansoura, Zagazig, and Mahalla. The station is also composed of 2 varieties: 1- Bus station which works only from 6:00 am till 4:00 pm 2- Micro-bus which nearly work till 1:00 am

See also

References
  1. "Egypt to carry out $550mln sanitary project". Thomson Reuters Projects MENA. Mubasher.
  2. "Climate: Al Sunbullawayn - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2014-02-06.

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