Safiabad, Khuzestan

Safiabad (Persian: صفي آباد, also Romanized as Şafīābād or Safi-Abad; also known as Şafī Khānī)[2] is a city in the Central District of Dezful County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,054, in 1,893 families.[3]

Safiabad
صفي آباد
City
Safiabad
Coordinates: 32°00′30″N 49°22′57″E
Country Iran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyDezful
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
  Total9,879 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

At 12:00 UTC (16:30 IRDT) on June 20, 2017, Şafīābād reached a temperature of 46.5 °C (115.7 °F) with a dewpoint of −33.2 °C (−27.8 °F), for a relative humidity of 0.36%, the second lowest value ever recorded on Earth. Only Needles, California, United States has reported a lower humidity.[4]

References

  1. "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. Safiabad, Khuzestan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3877892" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. Masters, Jeff (22 June 2017). "A World Record Low Humidity? 116°F With a 0.36% Humidity in Iran". Weather Underground. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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