For other uses, see Aziziye

Place in Tripolitania, Libya

‘Aziziya ( Anglicized: ; Arabic: العزيزية‎ al-ʿAzīziyyah / al-ʻAzīzīyah / al-ʿazīzīya), sometimes spelled El Azizia, is a small town and it was the capital of the Jafara district in northwestern Libya, 41 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of the capital Tripoli. From 1918-22 it was the capital of the Tripolitanian Republic, the first formal republic in the Arab world. Before 2001 it was in the ‘Aziziya District and its capital. ‘Aziziya is a major trade centre of the Sahel Jeffare plateau, being on a trade route from the coast to the Nafusa Mountains and the Fezzan region to the south[citation needed]. As of 2006, the town's population has been estimated at over 23,399.[1]

Geography and climate [ edit ]

According to the Köppen climate classification, ‘Aziziya has a hot desert climate (BWh). On 13 September 1922, a high temperature of 58.0 °C (136.4 °F) was recorded in Al-ʿAzīzīyah. This is considered the highest temperature ever measured on Earth.[2][3][4]

The coldest temperature recorded in Al-ʿAzīzīyah was −2 °C (28 °F) in February. Al-ʿAzīzīyah has a mean high temperature of 35.5 °C (95.9 °F), a mean temperature of 28.1 °C (82.6 °F), and a mean low temperature of 20.4 °C (68.7 °F), making it one of the warmest places in the world. The coldest month, with a mean temperature of 16.3 °C (61.3 °F), is January with a mean high temperature of 23.9 °C (75.0 °F) and a mean low temperature of 8.8 °C (47.8 °F), and the warmest month is July, with a mean temperature of 39.2 °C (102.6 °F), a mean high temperature of 47.4 °C (117.3 °F), and a mean low temperature of 31 °C (88 °F).

Climate data for Al-ʿAzīzīyah, Libya 119m amsl (1920–1942) (record low 1994-2014 at Tripoli 81m amsl, 41 km (25 mi) NNE of Al-ʿAzīzīyah) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 33.1

(91.6) 37.5

(99.5) 44.5

(112.1) 48.3

(118.9) 51.9

(125.4) 51.0

(123.8) 51.0

(123.8) 56.0

(132.8) 50.3

(122.5) 50.2

(122.4) 41.6

(106.9) 32.6

(90.7) 56.0

(132.8) Average high °C (°F) 23.9

(75.0) 27.5

(81.5) 31.2

(88.2) 35.1

(95.2) 39.8

(103.6) 45.2

(113.4) 47.4

(117.3) 47.2

(117.0) 43.3

(109.9) 37.8

(100.0) 28.5

(83.3) 24.3

(75.7) 35.5

(95.9) Daily mean °C (°F) 16.3

(61.3) 19.9

(67.8) 24.3

(75.7) 27.3

(81.1) 32.5

(90.5) 37.6

(99.7) 39.2

(102.6) 38.3

(100.9) 35.5

(95.9) 29.4

(84.9) 20.6

(69.1) 16.9

(62.4) 28.1

(82.6) Average low °C (°F) 8.8

(47.8) 12.3

(54.1) 17.5

(63.5) 19.5

(67.1) 25.2

(77.4) 30

(86) 31

(88) 29.4

(84.9) 27.7

(81.9) 21

(70) 12.7

(54.9) 9.5

(49.1) 19.3

(66.7) Record low °C (°F) −1

(30) −2

(28) 1

(34) 2

(36) 8

(46) 11

(52) 9

(48) 12

(54) 11

(52) 7

(45) 1

(34) 0

(32) −2

(28) Average rainfall mm (inches) 46

(1.8) 27

(1.1) 12

(0.5) 16

(0.6) 2

(0.1) 1

(0.0) 0

(0) 1

(0.0) 6

(0.2) 27

(1.1) 39

(1.5) 74

(2.9) 251

(9.9) Average rainy days 8 5 5 3 1 0 0 0 2 5 6 8 43 Average relative humidity (%) 66 62 56 54 51 41 52 54 56 63 65 69 57.4 Mean monthly sunshine hours 204.6 209.1 235.6 250 316.2 312 375.1 353.4 270 244.9 213 198.4 3,187 Percent possible sunshine 66 64 65 63 74 71 87 86 72 71 66 65 72.7 Source #1: [5] Source #2: [6]

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