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]
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) |
Description
editAl-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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 27 August 2012.[dead link]
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