Dayrut al-Sharif
Dairut al-Sharif 
    ديروط الشريف ⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲡⲁⲙⲱⲛ  | |
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![]() Dairut al-Sharif Location in Egypt  | |
| Coordinates: 27°57′N 30°48′E | |
| Country | |
| Governorate | Asyut | 
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) | 
Dayrut al-Sharif (Arabic: ديروط الشريف "Dayrut the Noble", Coptic: ⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲡⲁⲙⲱⲛ Terōt Sarapamōn Coptic pronunciation: [təˈroːt sərəpaˈmoːn]) is a town in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate. According to tradition, the Holy family visited Dayrut al-Sharif on their flight into Egypt.[1]
History
    
The older name of the town is Dayrut Sarabam (Arabic: ديروط سربام) which comes from the Coptic name of the town which in turn comes from the personal name Sarapamun.[2] The Monastery of Abba Sarapamon is still in the town.[3]
Climate
    
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).[4]
| Climate data for Dayrut al-Sharif | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | 
| Average high °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2)  | 
23.3 (73.9)  | 
26.6 (79.9)  | 
31.6 (88.9)  | 
34.7 (94.5)  | 
35.6 (96.1)  | 
35.5 (95.9)  | 
35.1 (95.2)  | 
32.6 (90.7)  | 
31 (88)  | 
26.8 (80.2)  | 
22.3 (72.1)  | 
29.7 (85.5)  | 
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3)  | 
14.2 (57.6)  | 
17.2 (63.0)  | 
21.9 (71.4)  | 
25.6 (78.1)  | 
27.1 (80.8)  | 
27.5 (81.5)  | 
27.4 (81.3)  | 
25.3 (77.5)  | 
23.2 (73.8)  | 
18.6 (65.5)  | 
14.3 (57.7)  | 
21.2 (70.2)  | 
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5)  | 
5.1 (41.2)  | 
7.8 (46.0)  | 
12.3 (54.1)  | 
16.6 (61.9)  | 
18.7 (65.7)  | 
19.6 (67.3)  | 
19.8 (67.6)  | 
18.1 (64.6)  | 
15.4 (59.7)  | 
10.5 (50.9)  | 
6.4 (43.5)  | 
12.8 (55.1)  | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0)  | 
1 (0.0)  | 
1 (0.0)  | 
0 (0)  | 
0 (0)  | 
0 (0)  | 
0 (0)  | 
0 (0)  | 
0 (0)  | 
0 (0)  | 
0 (0)  | 
1 (0.0)  | 
3 (0)  | 
| Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 47m[4] | |||||||||||||
References
    
- holyfamilyegypt (2017-06-20). "Dayrut Al-Sharif". Holy Family in Egypt. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
 - Timm, Stefan. Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. p. 562.
 - "كنيسة دير الأنبا صرابامون، ديروط الشريف، أسيوط، مصر | St-Takla.org". st-takla.org. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
 - "Climate: Dairut - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
 
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