Shaqlawa
Place in Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Shaqlawa شەقڵاوە Şeqlawe | |
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36°24′20″N 44°19′15″E / 36.40556°N 44.32083°E / 36.40556; 44.32083 | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Autonomous region |  Kurdistan Region[1] |
| Province | Erbil Governorate |
| Elevation | 966 m (3,169 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 25,500 |
Shaqlawa (Kurdish: شەقڵاوە, romanized: Şeqlawe,[2][3] Arabic: شقلاوة, Syriac: ܫܵܩܠܵܒ݂ܐ, romanized: Shaqlāwa[4]) is a historic city and a hill station in the Erbil Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Shaqlawa, a city of approximately 25,500 people, lies 51 km to the northeast of Erbil, at the bottom of Safeen mountain. Shaqlawa is situated between Safeen mountain and Sork mountain, and sits 1066 m above sea level.[5] The city is known for its waterfalls, trees, and greenery.[6]
Climate
Shaqlawa has a Mediterranean climate (Csa) with very hot summers and relatively cold, wet winters. Subfreezing highs are very common in the winter, which would present frost. Snowfall is not uncommon.
| Climate data for Shaqlawa | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.5 (58.1) | 20.1 (68.2) | 27.5 (81.5) | 34.4 (93.9) | 38.6 (101.5) | 38.8 (101.8) | 35.0 (95.0) | 27.9 (82.2) | 17.8 (64.0) | 10.8 (51.4) | 23.7 (74.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) | 0.4 (32.7) | 4.1 (39.4) | 8.8 (47.8) | 14.4 (57.9) | 19.7 (67.5) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.3 (73.9) | 18.9 (66.0) | 13.1 (55.6) | 6.6 (43.9) | 1.4 (34.5) | 11.2 (52.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 149 (5.9) | 202 (8.0) | 165 (6.5) | 111 (4.4) | 43 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.0) | 10 (0.4) | 76 (3.0) | 124 (4.9) | 881 (34.8) |
| Source: [7] | |||||||||||||
See also
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References
- ^ "Kurdistan Regional Government". KRG. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ "Li ser jiyana Goran". Yeni Özgür Politika (in Kurdish). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "شەقڵاوە". bot.gov.krd (in Kurdish). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ A. Carlson, Thomas (2014). "Shaqlāwa". The Syriac Gazetteer.
- ^ "Shaqlawa".
- ^ "Shaqlawa | Unbelievable Kurdistan - Official Tourism Site of Kurdistan".
- ^ "Climate statistics for Shaqlawa". Climate-Data. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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