Karima, Sudan
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Karima
| native_name_lang = ar
| native_name = كريمة
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Karima (6) (33383464954).jpg
| map_caption = Location of Karima within Sudan
| pushpin_map = Sudan#Africa
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sudan
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Sudan
| subdivision_type1 = Admin. division
| subdivision_name1 = Northern
| population_as_of = 2012
| population_total = 13981
| population_density_km2 = auto
| coordinates = {{coord|18|33|N|31|51|E|display=inline}}
| elevation_m = 255
}}
Karima ({{langx|ar|كريمة}}) is a town in Northern State in Sudan some 400 km from Khartoum on a loop of the Nile. Karima houses the Jebel Barkal Museum. The hill of Jebel Barkal is near Karima. Beside it are the ruins of Napata, a city-state of ancient Nubia on the west bank of the Nile River, including the temples of Amun and Mut. The Shaigiya tribe lived around Karima and Korti, but suffered for their support of the British against the Mahdi. The land around Karima is a center for cultivation of Barakawi dates. Karima is a terminus of a branch narrow gauge railway of the Sudan Railways system. Halfway between Karima and El-Kurru there is an area with a large number of petrified trees.[https://ikap.us/2014/03/06/medieval-christian-settlement-at-el-kurru/ Chunk of petrified wood near El Kurru (Northern Sudan)] Retrieved 20 May 2019.
Climate
Karima has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) characterized by high temperatures, extremely low precipitation, and abundant sunshine throughout the year. April through October are extremely hot, with high temperatures routinely exceeding {{convert|40|Celsius}}, while the rest of the year is cooler, with cool nights.
{{Weather box
| width = auto
| collapsed = yes
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| location = Karima (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–2020)
| Jan record high C = 40.5
| Feb record high C = 41.6
| Mar record high C = 45.5
| Apr record high C = 48.3
| May record high C = 49.1
| Jun record high C = 48.3
| Jul record high C = 48.6
| Aug record high C = 47.5
| Sep record high C = 47.2
| Oct record high C = 45.3
| Nov record high C = 41.6
| Dec record high C = 39
| year record high C = 49.1
| Jan high C = 28.4
| Feb high C = 31.2
| Mar high C = 35.1
| Apr high C = 39.8
| May high C = 42.8
| Jun high C = 44.0
| Jul high C = 43.1
| Aug high C = 42.6
| Sep high C = 42.8
| Oct high C = 40.2
| Nov high C = 34.0
| Dec high C = 29.7
| year high C = 37.8
| Jan mean C = 20.4
| Feb mean C = 22.6
| Mar mean C = 26.2
| Apr mean C = 30.8
| May mean C = 34.3
| Jun mean C = 35.6
| Jul mean C = 35.4
| Aug mean C = 35.5
| Sep mean C = 35.4
| Oct mean C = 32.7
| Nov mean C = 26.3
| Dec mean C = 21.9
| year mean C = 29.8
| Jan low C = 12.5
| Feb low C = 14.1
| Mar low C = 17.4
| Apr low C = 21.8
| May low C = 25.7
| Jun low C = 27.2
| Jul low C = 27.8
| Aug low C = 28.4
| Sep low C = 28.0
| Oct low C = 25.1
| Nov low C = 18.5
| Dec low C = 14.2
| year low C = 21.7
| Jan record low C = 3
| Feb record low C = 3.7
| Mar record low C = 7.5
| Apr record low C = 10
| May record low C = 13.5
| Jun record low C = 18.6
| Jul record low C = 17.4
| Aug record low C = 3.5
| Sep record low C = 19
| Oct record low C = 13.2
| Nov record low C = 7.7
| Dec record low C = 4.6
| year record low C = 3
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 0.0
| Feb precipitation mm = 0.0
| Mar precipitation mm = 0.0
| Apr precipitation mm = 0.0
| May precipitation mm = 0.8
| Jun precipitation mm = 0.1
| Jul precipitation mm = 3.5
| Aug precipitation mm = 7.3
| Sep precipitation mm = 2.3
| Oct precipitation mm = 0.6
| Nov precipitation mm = 0.0
| Dec precipitation mm = 0.0
| year precipitation mm = 14.7
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 0.0
| Feb precipitation days = 0.0
| Mar precipitation days = 0.0
| Apr precipitation days = 0.0
| May precipitation days = 0.2
| Jun precipitation days = 0.1
| Jul precipitation days = 0.5
| Aug precipitation days = 1.1
| Sep precipitation days = 0.6
| Oct precipitation days = 0.1
| Nov precipitation days = 0.0
| Dec precipitation days = 0.0
| year precipitation days = 2.5
| Jan humidity = 29
| Feb humidity = 22
| Mar humidity = 17
| Apr humidity = 14
| May humidity = 15
| Jun humidity = 16
| Jul humidity = 23
| Aug humidity = 27
| Sep humidity = 22
| Oct humidity = 22
| Nov humidity = 27
| Dec humidity = 32
| year humidity = 22
| Jan sun = 310.0
| Feb sun = 285.6
| Mar sun = 303.8
| Apr sun = 303.0
| May sun = 313.1
| Jun sun = 288.0
| Jul sun = 291.4
| Aug sun = 263.5
| Sep sun = 267.0
| Oct sun = 297.6
| Nov sun = 303.0
| Dec sun = 316.2
| year sun = 3542.2
| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Sudan/CSV/Karima_62660.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Karima
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 21, 2024}}
}}
See also
References
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{{coord|18|33|00|N|31|51|00|E|region:SD_type:city|display=title}}
Category:Populated places in Northern State (Sudan)
Category:Populated places on the Nile
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