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Assarw

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Assarw, written in Arabic as al-Sarw, is a city in the Damietta Governorate of Egypt. The old name of the city is Bejaja. Its population was estimated at about 27,700 people in 2018. The City Population table of Egyptian cities and towns, which lists it as As-Sarw, gives 19,291 residents at the 1996 census and 20,592 at the 2006 census, with estimates of 27,743 for 1 July 2018 and 29,951 for 1 July 2023, so the figures rise at each of those dates.

Facts
Population
29,951 1
Elevation (m)
6 2
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 4
Sources
1. City Population: Egypt: Cities and Towns, population statistics
City PopulationCities and Towns table, 2023 estimate
Quote, Cities and Towns table, 2023 estimate
As-Sarw DMY السرو 19,291 20,592 27,743 29,951
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): SRTM 90 m elevation at 31.2387, 31.6538
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)API response, srtm90m elevation, banded
Quote, API response, srtm90m elevation, banded
"elevation": 6.0
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Egypt
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Environment.Climate.text
Quote, Environment.Climate.text
desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Africa/Cairo
Quote, Zone Africa/Cairo
Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:09 - LMT 1900 Oct 2:00 Egypt EE%sT
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Assarw (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Egypt, Lead
    is a city in the Damietta Governorate, Egypt
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Lead
    is a city in the Damietta Governorate, Egypt
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Egypt (Wikipedia)
On Continent: Africa, Lead
Quote, On Continent: Africa, Lead
Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa
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