Salahlay Explained

Official Name:Salahlay
Native Name:Sallaxley
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Marodi Jeh#Somaliland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Somaliland
Coordinates:9.0267°N 44.2075°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Marodi Jeh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Salahlay District
Government Type:Council Government
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Eng Maxamed Cabdi Haariye bulaale
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:1,215
Population Density Km2:30 per km2
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Area Code:+252
Salahley
Image Blank Emblem:Salahley Local Government Logo.jpg
Blank Emblem Type:Local council seal of Salahley

Salahley (Somali: Sallaxley), (Arabic: سلحلي), is a city in the Maroodi Jeex region of Somaliland and is the seat of the Salahlay District. It is south of Hargeisa, the capital of the country.[1]

Location

The City located around 56 km southeast of Hargeisa and 15 km from the border with the Somali Region of Ethiopia.

Climate

The climate in Salahley is called a desert climate. There is virtually no rainfall during the year. The climate here is classified as BWh by the Köppen-Geiger system. In Salaxley, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C. About 367 mm of precipitation falls annually.The driest month is December. There is 1 mm of precipitation in December. In April, the precipitation reaches its peak, with an average of 72 mm.With an average of 24.7 °C, May is the warmest month. At 19.5 °C on average, January is the coldest month of the year.The precipitation varies 71 mm between the driest month and the wettest month. The variation in annual temperature is around 5.2 °C

See also

References

https://en.climate-data.org/africa/somalia/woqooyi-galbeed/salaxley-643964

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Countries That Aren't Really Countries.