Shaqlawa

Shaqlawa (Arabic: شقلاوة‎,[2] Kurdish: Şeqlawe ,شەقڵاوە‎,[3][4] Syriac: ܫܩܠܒܕ‎, romanized: Shaqlāwa[5]) is a historic city and a hill station in the Erbil Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Shaqlawa, a city of approximately 25,500 people, lies 51 km to the northeast of Erbil, at the bottom of Safeen mountain. Shaqlawa is situated between Safeen mountain and Sork mountain, and sits 1066 m above sea level.[6] The city is known for its waterfalls, trees, and greenery.[7]

Shaqlawa
View from Downtown
Shaqlawa
Shaqlawa in Iraq
Shaqlawa
Shaqlawa (Iraq)
Coordinates: 36°24′20″N 44°19′15″E
Country Iraq
Autonomous region Kurdistan Region[1]
ProvinceErbil Governorate
Population
 (2018)
 • Total25,500

Climate

Shaqlawa has a Mediterranean climate (Csa) with very hot summers and relatively cold, wet winters. Subfreezing highs are very common in the winter, which would present frost. Snowfall is not uncommon.

Climate data for Shaqlawa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 9.1
(48.4)		 10.4
(50.7)		 14.5
(58.1)		 20.1
(68.2)		 27.5
(81.5)		 34.4
(93.9)		 38.6
(101.5)		 38.8
(101.8)		 35.0
(95.0)		 27.9
(82.2)		 17.8
(64.0)		 10.8
(51.4)		 23.7
(74.7)
Average low °C (°F) −0.4
(31.3)		 0.4
(32.7)		 4.1
(39.4)		 8.8
(47.8)		 14.4
(57.9)		 19.7
(67.5)		 23.6
(74.5)		 23.3
(73.9)		 18.9
(66.0)		 13.1
(55.6)		 6.6
(43.9)		 1.4
(34.5)		 11.2
(52.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 149
(5.9)		 202
(8.0)		 165
(6.5)		 111
(4.4)		 43
(1.7)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 1
(0.0)		 10
(0.4)		 76
(3.0)		 124
(4.9)		 881
(34.8)
Source: [8]

References
  1. "Kurdistan Regional Government". KRG. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  2. "شقلاوة". bot.gov.krd (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. "Li ser jiyana Goran". Yeni Özgür Politika (in Kurdish). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. "شەقڵاوە". bot.gov.krd (in Kurdish). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  5. A. Carlson, Thomas (2014). "Shaqlāwa". The Syriac Gazetteer.
  6. http://www.ishtartv.com/en/viewarticle,36256.html
  7. http://bot.gov.krd/erbil-province/shaqlawa
  8. "Climate statistics for Shaqlawa". Climate-Data. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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