Desouk
Desouk
دسوق | |
|---|---|
 Clockwise, from top: Desouk Bridge, Ibrahim El Desouki Mosque, City Hall, Nile in Desouk, a statue of Ramesses II with Goddess Sekhmet, Desouk War Memorial, New Desouk Bridge. | |
 Map of Desouk | |
  Desouk Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 31°8′32″N 30°38′42″E / 31.14222°N 30.64500°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Kafr El Sheikh |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 137,660 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| ZIP code | |
| Area code | +2 047 |
Desouk (Arabic: دسوق Dosūq) is a city in northern Egypt. It is 80 kilometres (50 miles) east of Alexandria. It belongs to Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate. As of 2009, 129,604 people lived there.[3]
History[change | change source]
The city of Buto, northeast Desouk was the capital of Lower Egypt, and the seat of the kings of Northern Egypt. Ancient papyri show it was called Pe "Dep". The Greek name was "Botous" or "Botosus", Latin "Boutos", Coptic name is "Buto", and its Arabic name is "Ebto".[4] The city was the capital of province No. XIX [5] called "Imty Phw".[6]
Administrative division[change | change source]
Desouk city is a capital of Desouk that includes 2 districts, 11 main villages, 33 villages and 253 small villages (Ezba). President city and Markaz is Ahmed Basiouny Zeid since September 3 2013.[7][8]
Climate[change | change source]
| Climate data for Desouk | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7 (45) |
7.4 (45.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26 (1.0) |
20 (0.8) |
9 (0.4) |
4 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
6 (0.2) |
13 (0.5) |
23 (0.9) |
104 (4.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[9] | |||||||||||||
Population[change | change source]
| Year | 1882 | 1897 | 1907 | 1927 | 1937 | 1947 | 1960 | 1966 | 1976 | 1986 | 1996 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,464 | 11,878 | 14,837 | 22,237 | 15,368 | 23,725 | 39,473 | 45,580 | 58,700 | 78,316 | 91,318 | 106,827 | 126,759 | 129,604 |
References[change | change source]
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- ↑ "ZIP code, Desouk (1)". Epcodes.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-24. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ↑ "ZIP code, Desouk (2)". Epcodes.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ↑ "Presidency of Desouk City, Administrative division & Population (2009)". Epcodes.com. 2009-12-31. Archived from the original on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ↑ محمد رمزي، القاموس الجغرافي للبلاد المصرية - القسم الثاني "البلاد الحالية"، الجزء الثاني، الهيئة المصرية العامة للكتاب، القاهرة، 1994، صـ: 44.
- ↑ محمد السيد عبد الحميد، الأعياد المصرية القديمة عند هيرودوت، الهيئة العامة لقصور الثقافة، القاهرة، الطبعة الأولى 2010، صـ: 57.
- ↑ J. de Rouge, Goegraphie Ancienne de la basse Egypte, Paris, 1891, P. 120-123.
- ↑ محافظ كفر الشيخ يصدر قراراً بتولي أحمد بسيوني رئاسة مركز ومدينة دسوق. فيتو، بتاريخ 3 سبتمبر 2014. تاريخ الوصول: 30 يونيو 2014.
- ↑ محافظ كفر الشيخ يعين رئيسين لمركزي ومدينة دسوق وقلين. البوابة نيوز، بتاريخ 4 سبتمبر 2014. تاريخ الوصول: 30 يونيو 2014.
- ↑ "Climate: Disuq - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
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