Al-H̨arīq
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Al-H̨arīq الحريق | |
|---|---|
  Al-H̨arīq | |
| Coordinates: 23°38′N 46°31′E / 23.63°N 46.51°E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Riyadh Province |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 7,304 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (AST) |
Al-H̨arīq or Al Hareeq (Arabic: الحريق) is a small town in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. It is located 186 kilometres (116 mi) by road south of Riyadh.[1] As of the 2004 census it had a population of 7304 people.[2]
Description
[edit]Al-H̨arīq is a small village located in the south of Riyadh. It is considered one of the subordinate villages of Banu Tamim, which is famous for palm cultivation.
| Climate data for Al-Hariq | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) | 23.5 (74.3) | 28.3 (82.9) | 32.7 (90.9) | 38.4 (101.1) | 41.4 (106.5) | 42.2 (108.0) | 41.8 (107.2) | 39.6 (103.3) | 34.1 (93.4) | 27.2 (81.0) | 21.9 (71.4) | 32.6 (90.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) | 8.3 (46.9) | 14.3 (57.7) | 18.4 (65.1) | 23.3 (73.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 26.6 (79.9) | 24.6 (76.3) | 23.2 (73.8) | 18.1 (64.6) | 13.6 (56.5) | 9.4 (48.9) | 18.0 (64.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11 (0.4) | 7 (0.3) | 27 (1.1) | 28 (1.1) | 7 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) | 9 (0.4) | 94 (3.7) |
| Source: Climate-data.org | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 27 August 2012.[dead link]
Capital: Riyadh | |
| Main Saudi Arabian cities by population | |
|---|---|
| 1,000,000 and more | |
| 300,000-999,999 | |
| <300,000 | |
Source: cdsi.gov.sa | |
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