Town on the Red Sea coast of Egypt
City in Red Sea, Egypt
Port Safaga , also known as Safaga (Arabic : سفاجا Safāja IPA: [sæˈfæːɡæ] Egypt , on the coast of the Red Sea , located 53 km (33 mi) south of Hurghada . This small port is also a tourist area that consists of several bungalows and rest houses.
Having numerous phosphate mines, it is regarded as the phosphates export center. A paved road of 164 km (102 mi) connects Safaga to Qena of Upper Egypt .
History
The town was founded between 282 BC and 268 BC, by Satyrus (Ancient Greek : Σάτυρος ).[ 2] [ 3] Ancient Greek : Φιλωτέρα ) in honor of the deceased sister of the Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus .[ 2] Stephanus of Byzantium write that it was also called Philoterida (Ancient Greek : Φιλωτερίδα ).[ 3]
Safaga City is considered one of the most important therapeutic tourist centres, as special medical researches have proved the potential of attracting international tourism to Safaga.
Safaga was a merchant port for many years. The town has a small tourism industry, specialising in scuba diving . It was the host of the 1993 Red Sea World Windsurfing Championships.
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh),[ 4] Egypt .
The highest record temperature was 46 °C (115 °F) on July 30, 2002, while the lowest record temperature was 0 °C (32 °F) on February 2, 1993.[ 5]
Climate data for Safaga
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
33
34
38
42
43
46
46
44
43
43
35
34
46
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
21.9
22.7
26.1
28.1
31.7
33.8
34
34.4
32.3
30.2
27
23.4
28.8
Daily mean °C (°F)
16.3
16.8
20.4
22.5
26.2
28.6
29
29.6
27.6
25.2
21.6
17.9
23.5
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
10.7
11
14.8
16.9
20.7
23.5
24.1
24.9
22.9
20.3
16.3
12.4
18.2
Record low °C (°F)
1
0
1
8
10
12
15
13
12
11
6
3
0
Average precipitation mm (inches)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
Average rainy days
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Mean daily sunshine hours
9
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
9
11
Source 1: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 18m),[ 4] Weather2Travel for rainy days and sunshine[ 6]
Source 2: Voodoo Skies for record temperatures[ 5]
Safaga mean sea temperature[ 6]
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
23 °C (73 °F)
22 °C (72 °F)
22 °C (72 °F)
23 °C (73 °F)
25 °C (77 °F)
26 °C (79 °F)
28 °C (82 °F)
29 °C (84 °F)
28 °C (82 °F)
27 °C (81 °F)
26 °C (79 °F)
24 °C (75 °F)
Port
Safaga port is also a gateway for Duba port to some hajj pilgrims or travelers to Mecca , by ferries .
See also
References
^ a b c "Safājā (Kism (urban and rural parts), Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location" . City Population . Retrieved 17 March 2023 .^ a b Strabo, Geography, §16.4.5 ^ a b Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, §Ph666.16 ^ a b "Climate: Port Safaga - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table" . Climate-Data.org. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013 .^ a b "Safaga, Egypt" . Voodoo Skies. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-15 .^ a b "Safaga Climate and Weather Averages, Egypt" . Weather2Travel. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-01-15 .
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