Nefasit

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Nefasit ({{langx|ar|نفاسيت}}, {{Langx|ti|ነፋሲት}} {{IPA|ti|nɐfasit}}), also known as Tappa Nefasit, is a small town in the Northern Red Sea Region of Eritrea. Monastery of Debre Bizen is located at the mountains above.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

According to multiple tour groups the stretch between the capital Asmara and Nefasit is the most beautiful in Eritrea. There's a colonial era Italian railway that occasionally runs from Asmara.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

Climate

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|location=Nefasit

|Jan high C=25.1

|Feb high C=26.0

|Mar high C=27.5

|Apr high C=28.6

|May high C=29.7

|Jun high C=30.3

|Jul high C=27.0

|Aug high C=26.7

|Sep high C=28.5

|Oct high C=27.5

|Nov high C=25.6

|Dec high C=24.7

|Jan low C=8.9

|Feb low C=9.6

|Mar low C=11.1

|Apr low C=12.7

|May low C=14.5

|Jun low C=16.8

|Jul low C=16.6

|Aug low C=17.3

|Sep low C=15.6

|Oct low C=12.8

|Nov low C=10.6

|Dec low C=9.5

|Jan precipitation mm=65

|Feb precipitation mm=71

|Mar precipitation mm=48

|Apr precipitation mm=54

|May precipitation mm=41

|Jun precipitation mm=26

|Jul precipitation mm=125

|Aug precipitation mm=126

|Sep precipitation mm=39

|Oct precipitation mm=58

|Nov precipitation mm=45

|Dec precipitation mm=68

| source 1 = Climate Data

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References

  • [http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-876410&fid=1680&c=eritrea Tappa Nefasit]

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Category:Populated places in Eritrea

Category:Northern Red Sea region

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