Desouk facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Desouk
دسوق
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Clockwise, from top: Desouk Bridge, Ibrahim El Desouki Mosque, City Hall, Nile in Desouk, a statue of Ramesses II with Goddess Sekhmet, Desouk War Memorial, New Desouk Bridge.
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 Desouk
Location in Egypt
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| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Kafr El Sheikh |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 137,660 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| ZIP code |
33611 – 33612
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| Area code(s) | +2 047 |
Desouk (Arabic: دسوق Dosūq) is a city in northern Egypt. It is 80 kilometres (50 miles) east of Alexandria. It belongs to Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate. As of 2009, 129,604 people lived there.
History
The city of Buto, northeast Desouk was the capital of Lower Egypt, and the seat of the kings of Northern Egypt. Ancient papyri show it was called Pe "Dep". The Greek name was "Botous" or "Botosus", Latin "Boutos", and Coptic name is "Buto", after then Arabic name is "Ebto". The city was the capital of province No. XIX called "Imty Phw".
Administrative division
Desouk city is a capital of Desouk that includes 2 districts, 11 main villages, 33 villages and 253 small villages (Ezba). President city and Markaz is Ahmed Basiouny Zeid since September 3 2013.
Climate
| Climate data for Desouk | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7 (45) |
7.4 (45.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26 (1.0) |
20 (0.8) |
9 (0.4) |
4 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
6 (0.2) |
13 (0.5) |
23 (0.9) |
104 (4.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | 1882 | 1897 | 1907 | 1927 | 1937 | 1947 | 1960 | 1966 | 1976 | 1986 | 1996 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 |
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| Population | 8,464 | 11,878 | 14,837 | 22,237 | 15,368 | 23,725 | 39,473 | 45,580 | 58,700 | 78,316 | 91,318 | 106,827 | 126,759 | 129,604 |
Images for kids
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"Desouk"
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Population of Desouk City (1882-2009).
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See also
In Spanish: Desouk para niños
