Halaib
Town in land claimed by Egypt and Sudan along the Red Sea
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Halaib (Arabic: حلايب, romanized: Ḥalāyib [ħæˈlæːjeb]) is a Red Sea port and town located in the Halaib Triangle, a disputed area between Egypt and Sudan.
Halaib
حلايب | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Halaib Location in the Halaib Triangle  Halaib Halaib (Sudan) | |
| Coordinates: 22°13′23″N 36°38′51″E | |
| Country | De jure Disputed area between:  Egypt SudanDe facto Administered by: Egypt |
| Governorate | Red Sea Governorate (Egypt) |
| State | Red Sea State (Sudan) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
It is about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of the ruins of the medieval port ʽAydhab.
Name
Alternative spellings for the name include Halayeb, Hala'ib, and Halayib.
Geography
In the Halaib region, Afrotropical elements reach their northernmost limits at Gabal Elba, making it a unique region among the regions dominating North African ecosystems. There is also dense cover of acacias, mangroves and other shrubs, in addition to endemic species of plants such as Biscutella elbensis.
The highest peaks in the area are Mount Elba (1,435 m or 4,708 ft), Mount Shellal (1,409 m or 4,623 ft), Mount Shendib (1,911 m or 6,270 ft) and Mount Shendodai (1,526 m or 5,007 ft).
Climate
| Climate data for Halaib (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.4 (88.5) |
40.7 (105.3) |
39.7 (103.5) |
42.8 (109.0) |
46.6 (115.9) |
45.4 (113.7) |
44.5 (112.1) |
44.5 (112.1) |
45.0 (113.0) |
40.0 (104.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
46.6 (115.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.9 (76.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.1 (98.8) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.6 (0.02) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.5 (0.02) |
1.2 (0.05) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.01) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
3.2 (0.13) |
17.9 (0.70) |
4.2 (0.17) |
27.8 (1.09) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 63 | 75 | 76 | 72 | 66.8 |
| Source: NOAA[1] | |||||||||||||
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