Safaga

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Safaga
سفاجا
City
Overview of Safaga
Safaga is located in Egypt
Safaga
Safaga
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°45′27″N 33°56′12″E / 26.75750°N 33.93667°E / 26.75750; 33.93667
CountryEgypt
GovernorateRed Sea
Area
 • Total5,285 km2 (2,041 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total55,299
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Port Safaga, also known as Safaga (Arabic: سفاجا Safāja, IPA: [sæˈfæːɡæ]), is a town in Egypt, on the coast of the Red Sea, located 53 km (33 mi) south of Hurghada. This small port is also a tourist area that consists of several bungalows and rest houses, including the Safaga Hotel, with a capacity of 48 rooms (126 beds).

Having numerous phosphate mines, it is regarded as the phosphates export center. A paved road of 164 km (102 mi) connects Safaga to Qena of Upper Egypt.

History

The town was founded between 282 BC and 268 BC, by Satyrus (Ancient Greek: Σάτυρος). It was called Philotera (Ancient Greek: Φιλωτέρα) in honor of the deceased sister of the Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Stephanus of Byzantium write that it was also called Philoterida (Ancient Greek: Φιλωτερίδα).

Safaga City is considered one of the most important therapeutic tourist centres, as special medical researches have proved the potential of attracting international tourism to Safaga.

Safaga was a merchant port for many years. The town has a small tourism industry, specialising in scuba diving. It was the host of the 1993 Red Sea World Windsurfing Championships.

Climate

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

The highest record temperature was 46 °C (115 °F) on July 30, 2002, while the lowest record temperature was 0 °C (32 °F) on February 2, 1993.

Climate data for Safaga
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33
(91) 		34
(93) 		38
(100) 		42
(108) 		43
(109) 		46
(115) 		46
(115) 		44
(111) 		43
(109) 		43
(109) 		35
(95) 		34
(93) 		46
(115)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.9
(71.4) 		22.7
(72.9) 		26.1
(79.0) 		28.1
(82.6) 		31.7
(89.1) 		33.8
(92.8) 		34
(93) 		34.4
(93.9) 		32.3
(90.1) 		30.2
(86.4) 		27
(81) 		23.4
(74.1) 		28.8
(83.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.3
(61.3) 		16.8
(62.2) 		20.4
(68.7) 		22.5
(72.5) 		26.2
(79.2) 		28.6
(83.5) 		29
(84) 		29.6
(85.3) 		27.6
(81.7) 		25.2
(77.4) 		21.6
(70.9) 		17.9
(64.2) 		23.5
(74.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.7
(51.3) 		11
(52) 		14.8
(58.6) 		16.9
(62.4) 		20.7
(69.3) 		23.5
(74.3) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.9
(76.8) 		22.9
(73.2) 		20.3
(68.5) 		16.3
(61.3) 		12.4
(54.3) 		18.2
(64.8)
Record low °C (°F) 1
(34) 		0
(32) 		1
(34) 		8
(46) 		10
(50) 		12
(54) 		15
(59) 		13
(55) 		12
(54) 		11
(52) 		6
(43) 		3
(37) 		0
(32)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		1
(0.0) 		1
(0.0) 		0
(0) 		2
(0)
Average rainy days 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mean daily sunshine hours 9 10 10 10 11 12 13 12 11 10 10 9 11
Source 1: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 18m), Weather2Travel for rainy days and sunshine
Source 2: Voodoo Skies for record temperatures
Safaga mean sea temperature
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
23 °C (73 °F) 22 °C (72 °F) 22 °C (72 °F) 23 °C (73 °F) 25 °C (77 °F) 26 °C (79 °F) 28 °C (82 °F) 29 °C (84 °F) 28 °C (82 °F) 27 °C (81 °F) 26 °C (79 °F) 24 °C (75 °F)

Port

Safaga port is also a gateway for Duba port to some hajj pilgrims or travelers to Mecca, by ferries.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Safājā (Kism (urban and rural parts), Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". City Population. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Strabo, Geography, §16.4.5
  3. ^ a b Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, §Ph666.16
  4. ^ a b "Climate: Port Safaga - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Safaga, Egypt". Voodoo Skies. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  6. ^ a b "Safaga Climate and Weather Averages, Egypt". Weather2Travel. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
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