Nefasit
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Nefasit نفاسيت | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 15°20′00″N 39°03′43″E / 15.33333°N 39.06194°E | |
Country | Eritrea |
Region | Northern Red Sea |
District | Ghinda |
Elevation | 1,700 m (5,500 ft) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 8,727 |
Climate | Cfa |
Nefasit (Arabic: نفاسيت, Tigrinya: ነፋሲት Tigrinya pronunciation: [nɐfasit]), also known as Tappa Nefasit, is a small town in the Northern Red Sea Region of Eritrea. Monastery of Debre Bizen is located at the mountains above.[citation needed]
According to multiple tour groups the stretch between the capital Asmara and Nefasit is the most beautiful in Eritrea. There's a colonial era Italian railway that occasionally runs from Asmara.[citation needed]
Climate[edit]
Climate data for Nefasit | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.1 (77.2) | 26.0 (78.8) | 27.5 (81.5) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.3 (86.5) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.7 (80.1) | 28.5 (83.3) | 27.5 (81.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 27.3 (81.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) | 9.6 (49.3) | 11.1 (52.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 14.5 (58.1) | 16.8 (62.2) | 16.6 (61.9) | 17.3 (63.1) | 15.6 (60.1) | 12.8 (55.0) | 10.6 (51.1) | 9.5 (49.1) | 13.0 (55.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 65 (2.6) | 71 (2.8) | 48 (1.9) | 54 (2.1) | 41 (1.6) | 26 (1.0) | 125 (4.9) | 126 (5.0) | 39 (1.5) | 58 (2.3) | 45 (1.8) | 68 (2.7) | 766 (30.2) |
Source: Climate Data |
References[edit]
15°20′00″N 39°03′43″E / 15.33333°N 39.06194°E