Maraveh Tappeh (Persian: مراوه تپّه, also Romanized as Maravehtepe, Marveh Tappeh, and Morāveh Tappeh; also known as Maraveh (Persian: مَراوِه, also Romanized as Marāveh)[3] is a city in the Central District of Maraveh Tappeh County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Maraveh Tappeh
Persian: مراوه تپّه | |
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City | |
Maraveh Tappeh | |
Coordinates: 37°54′11″N 55°57′24″E / 37.90306°N 55.95667°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Golestan |
County | Maraveh Tappeh |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 8,671 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Maraveh Tappeh at GEOnet Names Server |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 5,602 in 1,147 households, when it was in the former Maraveh Tappeh District of Kalaleh County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 7,906 people in 1,664 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Maraveh Tappeh County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 8,671 people in 2,072 households.[2]
The town was fully Turkmen in its ethnic composition and Hanafi Sunni Muslim in its religion. But as of late, it has been settled by a growing number of Khurasani Kurds of Shia Islamic religious persuasion. Consequently, the town now has a mixed ethnic and religious population of Sunni Turkmens and Shia Kurds.[citation needed]
Climate data for Maraveh Tappeh (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 24.7 (76.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
35.3 (95.5) |
38.6 (101.5) |
42.6 (108.7) |
45.4 (113.7) |
45.8 (114.4) |
45.1 (113.2) |
42.6 (108.7) |
38.9 (102.0) |
34.2 (93.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
45.8 (114.4) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.8 (94.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
3.6 (38.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
5.3 (41.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36.2 (1.43) |
44.5 (1.75) |
54.0 (2.13) |
44.3 (1.74) |
22.8 (0.90) |
16.8 (0.66) |
16.4 (0.65) |
11.7 (0.46) |
17.0 (0.67) |
31.3 (1.23) |
35.2 (1.39) |
33.0 (1.30) |
363.2 (14.30) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.7 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 49.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 65.0 | 67.0 | 67.0 | 66.0 | 56.0 | 49.0 | 52.0 | 50.0 | 51.0 | 55.0 | 64.0 | 65.0 | 58.9 |
Average dew point °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
1.4 (34.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 156.0 | 153.0 | 175.0 | 199.0 | 269.0 | 307.0 | 310.0 | 316.0 | 274.0 | 238.0 | 169.0 | 154.0 | 2,720 |
Source: NOAA[7] |