Sakaka

Sakaka
Sakaka
Coordinates	29 ° 58 ′  N , 40 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 29 ° 58 ′  N , 40 ° 12 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Saudi Arabia
province	al-Jauf
height	566 m
surface	100 km²
Residents	242,813 (2010)
density	2,428.1  Ew. / km²

Sakaka ( Arabic سكاكا, DMG Sakākā ; also Sakakah ) is a city in northwest Saudi Arabia and the capital of the province of al-Jauf . It is located north of the Nafud Desert. Sakaka had a population of 242,813 in a 2010 population census.

history

The history of al-Jauf goes back over 4000 years.

In recent years, the Saudi Arabian government has invested money in the al-Jauf region, particularly in Sakaka, to help develop the economically starved region of the kingdom. As a result, the city is filled with new government buildings, schools, and hospitals bordering the crumbling ruins of older buildings that are decades old and in dire need of renovation.

climate

The Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies Sakaka's climate as a hot desert (BWh).

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Sakaka Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 15.5 18.8 23.4 29.3 34.2 37.8 39.4 39.4 38.1 32.6 23.2 17.3 O 29.1 Min. Temperature (° C) 4th 6.5 10 15.9 20.8 24.2 26.4 26.2 23.9 18.4 11.2 5.2 O 16.1 Temperature (° C) 9.7 12.6 16.7 22.6 27.5 31 32.9 32.8 31 25.5 17.2 11.2 O 22.6 Precipitation ( mm ) 11 4th 9 13 0 2 0 0 0 10 6th 9 Σ 64 T e m p e r a t u r 15.5 4th 18.8 6.5 23.4 10 29.3 15.9 34.2 20.8 37.8 24.2 39.4 26.4 39.4 26.2 38.1 23.9 32.6 18.4 23.2 11.2 17.3 5.2 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec N i e d e r s c h l a g 11 4th 9 13 0 2 0 0 0 10 6th 9   Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source: Climate Data for Saudi Arabia . Jeddah Regional Climate Center. Retrieved January 26, 2016.

education

A few kilometers south of the city is the campus of the University of al-Jauf ( Al Jouf University or Jamiʿat al-Jauf), which was founded in 2005.

There are some government-run schools as well as private schools. The city has three English schools: Sakaka International School, which is an Indian school and includes CBSE courses, Al-Jouf International School with a British curriculum, and Alqimam International School with an American curriculum.

Attractions

The region is rich in archaeological attractions such as the Za'bal Castle and the Cistern, the Omar-ibn-al-Chattab Mosque, which is located in Dumat al-Jandal , and the Mard Castle (south of Sakaka). There are also the Rajajil stones, an archaeological site that is almost 6000 years old.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Saudi Arabia: Sakaka . Geohive. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 9, 2013. 
2. ^ Mohamed Taher: Encyclopaedic Survey of Islamic Culture . Anmol Publications, 1998, ISBN 81-261-0403-1 .
3. ↑ Climate: Sakaka - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table . Climate-Data.org. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
4. ^ University of Al-Jouf website