Quweismeh
Al-Quwaysimah
القويسمة | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan |
| Governorate | Amman Governorate |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 176,400 |
| Time zone | UTC + 2 |
Al-Quwaysimah (Arabic: القُويسِمة, romanized: al-Quwaysima; alternatively spelled Quwaysma or Qweismeh) is an area part of the Greater Amman Municipality,[1] and also one of the districts of Amman governorate.[2][3][4] As of 2013 it had a population of 176,400, making it the fifth largest city in Jordan.[5] In the 2015 census it was grouped with the localities of al-Jweideh, Abu Alandah and al-Rajib for a combined population of 296,273.[4] In the 1915 Ottoman census it had a population of 101, all Muslims.[6]
Climate
[edit | edit source]Al-Quwaysimah has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). The average annual temperature is 16.3 °C (61.3 °F), and around 335 mm (13.19 in) of precipitation falls annually.
| Climate data for Al Quwaysimah | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 76 (3.0) |
72 (2.8) |
62 (2.4) |
16 (0.6) |
4 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
6 (0.2) |
32 (1.3) |
67 (2.6) |
335 (13.2) |
| Source: [7] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Maplandia world gazetteer
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