Jdeidat Artouz
Jdeidat Artouz (Arabic: جديدة عرطوز, also spelled Jdeidet Artouz) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest of Damascus. Nearby localities include Qatana to the west, Artouz to the south, Khan al-Shih to the southeast, and Darayya to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Jdeidat Artouz had a population of 45,000 in the 2004 census.[1] It has a mixed population of Christians, Druze, and Sunni Muslims. Christians and Druze primarily live in the southern district of Jdeidat Artouz al-Balad, while Sunnis primarily live in the northern district of Jdeidat al-Wadl.[2]
Jdeidat Artouz
جديدة عرطوز | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Jdeidat Artouz | |
| Coordinates: 33.43°N 36.16°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Qatana |
| Subdistrict | Qatana |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 45,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Climate
In Jdeidat Artouz, there is a local steppe climate. Rainfall is higher in winter than in summer. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BSk. The average annual temperature in Jdeidat Artouz is 16.8 °C (62.2 °F). About 242 mm (9.53 in) of precipitation falls annually. The driest month is June, with 0 mm of rain. In January, the precipitation reaches its peak, with an average of 56 mm. August is the warmest month of the year. The temperature in August averages 26.0 °C. At 7.0 °C on average, January is the coldest month of the year.
| Climate data for Jdeidat Artouz | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35 (95) |
31.4 (88.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
3 (37) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56 (2.2) |
44 (1.7) |
29 (1.1) |
14 (0.6) |
9 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
9 (0.4) |
30 (1.2) |
50 (2.0) |
242 (9.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org,Climate data | |||||||||||||
References
- General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- "How a Damascus suburb turned into a killing zone".
