Humaithara
Humaithara
حميثرة Template:Ar icon | |
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 Aerial view of Humaithara | |
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| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Aswan |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 4,218 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Humaithara (also spelled as 'Humaisara', 'Al Maithara') is an isolated town in the egyptian desert located in governorate of Aswan in Egypt. The town is sorrounded by hills in all the four sides. The Holy Shrine of Imam Nooruddin Abul Hasan Alee ash Shadhili is located here.[1]
The shrine of Imam Shadhili
Humiathara is well known in the Islamic pilgrimage map only for the highly venerated tomb of Imam Shadhili.[2] It takes around 28 hours travel by road from Cairo and 10 hours by road from Aswan.
The core tomb
The core tomb bunder which the Imam Shadhili's grave is found was constructed in the year 1259 A.D. (656 Hijri) immediately after the death of Imam Shadhili. It will be visible only when you go alone.
The extended building
After late 13th century, the number of pilgrims visiting the grave of Imam Shadhili increased and the shrine was extended in order to accommodate large people.The visitors to this shrine includes Imam Fassi of Makkah, who is also called as ΙΙ shadhili and one of His important disciple, his 21st khalifa, the founder of Fassiya branch of the Shadhili order. Almost all leaders (shyukhs) from Bait Al Fassi, Makkah have visited the shrine of Imam shadhili their Sheikh here in Humaithara.
The well of Humaithara
There is a well outside the shrine.Imam Shadhili's gargled water was poured in this well on the day before His death.[3] The water in this well located in the mid of a deserted humaithara never goes dry through out the year. The water of this well is much pure and this well caters to the drinking water needs of the local villages.
Transport
The nearest Airport to Humaithara is Aswan which is served by the Aswan International Airport. Train services are available from Edfou and bus services are available from Cairo, Aswan and Marsa Alam. Taxi and rickshaw services are not available in the locality of Humaithara.
Climate
Humaithara is one of the Egypt's drier and hottest locality.
| Climate data for Humaithara, Egypt | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
29.5 (85.1) |
34.9 (94.8) |
38.9 (102.0) |
41.4 (106.5) |
41.1 (106.0) |
40.9 (105.6) |
39.3 (102.7) |
35.9 (96.6) |
29.1 (84.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
33.6 (92.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.7 (0.03) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.6 (0.02) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.4 (0.05) |
| Average precipitation days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.85 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 40 | 32 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 36 | 42 | 26 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 298 | 281 | 322 | 316 | 347 | 363 | 375 | 360 | 298 | 315 | 300 | 289 | 3,864 |
| Source 1: World Meteorological Organization[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: The Weather Network [5] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ http://www.shazuli.com/wafaath.html
- ^ http://sufiwiki.com/Abu'l_Hasan_al-Shadhili
- ^ http://www.shazuli.com/last-advice-everlasting-karamath.html
- ^ "Weather Information for Humaithara". Retrieved Monday, August 31, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Climate Statistics for Humaithara, Egypt". Retrieved Monday, February 27, 2012.
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