Talfita
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Talfita تلفيتا | |
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Village | |
  Talfita Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′53″N 36°19′16″E / 33.69806°N 36.32111°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | al-Tall |
| Subdistrict | al-Tall |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,082 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Talfita (Arabic: تلفيتا) is a Syrian village in the Al-Tall District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Talfita had a population of 4,082 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
Climate[edit]
In Talfita, there is a Mediterranean climate. Rainfall is higher in winter than in summer. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Csc. The average annual temperature in Talfita is 11.3 °C (52.3 °F). About 425 mm (16.73 in) of precipitation falls annually.
| Climate data for Talfita | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 7.2 (45.0) | 10.9 (51.6) | 15.0 (59.0) | 20.2 (68.4) | 24.1 (75.4) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.6 (79.9) | 24.9 (76.8) | 20.1 (68.2) | 13.3 (55.9) | 7.3 (45.1) | 16.9 (62.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) | −1.5 (29.3) | 0.9 (33.6) | 4.3 (39.7) | 7.5 (45.5) | 11.3 (52.3) | 12.8 (55.0) | 13.4 (56.1) | 10.8 (51.4) | 7.5 (45.5) | 3.7 (38.7) | −0.4 (31.3) | 5.7 (42.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 93 (3.7) | 75 (3.0) | 56 (2.2) | 28 (1.1) | 18 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.1) | 21 (0.8) | 47 (1.9) | 85 (3.3) | 425 (16.7) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org,Climate data | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 172
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