Halaib (Arabic: حلايب, romanized: Ḥalāyib [ħæˈlæːjeb]), is a Red Sea port and town, located in the Halaib Triangle, a 20,580 km2 (7,950 sq mi) area disputed between Egypt and Sudan. The town lies on the southern tip of what Egyptians refer to as the Red Sea Riviera and the north eastern corner of Sudan's Red Sea State and is near the ruins of medieval ʽAydhab. De facto control of the area is held by the Egyptian government.
Halaib حلايب | |
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Town | |
  Halaib Location in the Halaib Triangle  Halaib Halaib (Sudan) | |
| Coordinates: 22°13′23″N 36°38′51″E / 22.22306°N 36.64750°E | |
| Country | De jure Disputed area between:  Egypt SudanDe facto Administered by: Egypt |
| Governorate | Red Sea Governorate (Egypt) |
| State | Red Sea State (Sudan) |
| • Summer (DST) | 02 |
Name
The name Halaib represents Arabic Arabic: حلايب, romanized: Ḥalāyib. The spellings Halayeb, Hala'ib, and Halayib are also found.
Geography
In the Halaib region, Afrotropical elements have their northern limits at Gabal Elba, making it a unique region among the regions dominating North African ecosystems. There is also dense cover of acacias, mangroves and other shrubs, in addition to endemic species of plants such as Biscutella elbensis.
The highest peaks in the area are Mount Elba (1,435 m or 4,708 ft), Mount Shellal (1,409 m or 4,623 ft), Mount Shendib (1,911 m or 6,270 ft) and Mount Shendodai (1,526 m or 5,007 ft).
Climate
| Climate data for Halaib (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.4 (88.5) | 40.7 (105.3) | 29.7 (85.5) | 42.8 (109.0) | 46.6 (115.9) | 45.4 (113.7) | 44.5 (112.1) | 44.5 (112.1) | 45.0 (113.0) | 40.0 (104.0) | 35.4 (95.7) | 34.0 (93.2) | 46.6 (115.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.9 (76.8) | 25.7 (78.3) | 27.5 (81.5) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.1 (88.0) | 35.7 (96.3) | 37.0 (98.6) | 37.1 (98.8) | 33.7 (92.7) | 32.4 (90.3) | 27.7 (81.9) | 24.9 (76.8) | 30.7 (87.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) | 21.1 (70.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 25.5 (77.9) | 27.3 (81.1) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.9 (89.4) | 29.4 (84.9) | 28.1 (82.6) | 24.1 (75.4) | 21.3 (70.3) | 26.2 (79.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) | 16.5 (61.7) | 18.0 (64.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 23.4 (74.1) | 25.3 (77.5) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.7 (80.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 23.8 (74.8) | 20.5 (68.9) | 17.6 (63.7) | 21.7 (71.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) | 10.3 (50.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 13.5 (56.3) | 16.2 (61.2) | 18.0 (64.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 19.7 (67.5) | 20.5 (68.9) | 18.8 (65.8) | 15.5 (59.9) | 12.0 (53.6) | 10.3 (50.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.6 (0.02) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.5 (0.02) | 1.2 (0.05) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.01) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 3.2 (0.13) | 17.9 (0.70) | 4.2 (0.17) | 27.8 (1.09) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 63 | 75 | 76 | 72 | 66.8 |
| Source: NOAA[1] | |||||||||||||
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