Hon (Libya)

Hon
Hon
Coordinates	29 ° 7 '  N , 15 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 29 ° 7 '  N , 15 ° 56'  E
Basic data
Country	Libya
Shaʿbiyya	al-Jufra
height	259 m
Residents	30,715 (2010)
Modern quarters of the Hon

Hon or Houn ( Arabic هون, DMG Hūn ˈhuːn ) is an oasis town in the northern Fezzan region of southwest Libya . The city of Hon is the capital of the municipality of Giofra .

history

Hon in the 1930s

Remnants of the ancient city of Hon "El-Huwailah"

Hon el-Fuara, March 1941, location of the Schwerin group of the German Africa Corps

After the town of Hon became increasingly dilapidated during the Ottoman rule , the city flourished during the Italian colonial rule . Hon became the administrative seat of the Fezzan region in Italian Libya , called Territorio del Sahara Libico . In the 1930s, the Italian government made some significant improvements in the small town, including the connection to the coast with the new Fezzan Strait. At the 1939 census, the small Libyan-Italian parish of 1,156 people made up 3% of the city's total population of 35,316.

After Libya became independent as the United Kingdom of Libya and later Muammar al-Gaddafi seized power, the Italian community was almost completely driven out. A well-known Libyan Italian who was born in Hon is the internationally renowned painter Mario Schifano (1934–1998).

Climate table

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Hon Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 18.7 21.4 24.7 29.5 33.5 37.7 37.2 36.7 34.8 30.1 24.9 19.8 O 29.1 Min. Temperature (° C) 2.9 4.3 7.2 11.6 15.5 18.9 18.7 18.6 17.6 13.5 8.1 4.4 O 11.8 Precipitation ( mm ) 5 5 4th 2 7th 0 0 0 2 4th 3 2 Σ 34 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 7.7 8.6 8.2 8.2 9.6 10.7 12.2 11.8 9.9 8.6 8.0 7.2 O 9.2 Rainy days ( d ) 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 Σ 10 Humidity ( % ) 40 36 33 32 35 32 37 39 35 39 46 46 O 37.5 Source: wetterkontor.de

Web links

• Hon, the migrating city. Lexicorient
• Festivals in Libya. Almouftahtours.com