Showak
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::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Showak |
| settlement_type | Town |
| other_name | الشواك |
| pushpin_map | Sudan |
| pushpin_label_position | above |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Sudan |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Sudan |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Al Qadarif |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | EAT |
| utc_offset | +3 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 516 |
| :: |
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Showak (also Ash Showak or el Showak) (), is the capital of the Al Fushqa District located on the Atbarah River in eastern Gedarif State, Sudan, at an altitude of 516 m above sea level. It lies at a distance of 381 km to the northeast of Khartoum. Showak is a major transport hub between Gedaref, the state capital and Kassala city.
The national highway linking Khartoum and the rest of the country with Port Sudan, as well as the railway line parallel to it, passes through Showak. Showak has the largest cattle market in the state and contains a special clinic, affiliated with Khartoum University, which treats camels. It also hosts a large UN Refugees camp in its vicinity known as the Shagarab Refugees camp and is home to the Sudanese headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. There is one hospital in the town, Ash Showak Rural Hospital, and a branch of the Agricultural Bank of Sudan, located in the town's main market.
History
During the Third Sudanese civil war, 6 unidentified drones had attacked the town's power station lead to a power outage in the states of Al-Qadarif and Kassala.
Climate
Showak has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh) with two distinct seasons: a short, sweltering and extremely oppressive wet season from mid-June to mid-September and a sweltering, desiccating dry season covering the rest of the year. |location = Showak (1961-1990) |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan record high C = 40.3 |Feb record high C = 43.6 |Mar record high C = 45.2 |Apr record high C = 46.0 |May record high C = 45.7 |Jun record high C = 44.5 |Jul record high C = 40.8 |Aug record high C = 40.7 |Sep record high C = 41.0 |Oct record high C = 41.5 |Nov record high C = 41.0 |Dec record high C = 40.1 |year record high C = 46.0 |Jan high C = 34.5 |Feb high C = 36.6 |Mar high C = 39.3 |Apr high C = 41.5 |May high C = 41.1 |Jun high C = 38.7 |Jul high C = 34.9 |Aug high C = 33.9 |Sep high C = 35.5 |Oct high C = 37.9 |Nov high C = 37.4 |Dec high C = 35.3 |year high C = 37.2 |Jan mean C = 24.8 |Feb mean C = 26.5 |Mar mean C = 29.5 |Apr mean C = 31.8 |May mean C = 33.1 |Jun mean C = 31.4 |Jul mean C = 28.6 |Aug mean C = 27.9 |Sep mean C = 28.8 |Oct mean C = 29.9 |Nov mean C = 28.3 |Dec mean C = 26.0 |year mean C = 28.9 |Jan low C = 15.1 |Feb low C = 16.5 |Mar low C = 19.7 |Apr low C = 22.1 |May low C = 25.1 |Jun low C = 24.1 |Jul low C = 22.3 |Aug low C = 21.9 |Sep low C = 22.1 |Oct low C = 22.0 |Nov low C = 19.3 |Dec low C = 16.7 |year low C = 20.6 |Jan record low C = 8.3 |Feb record low C = 8.2 |Mar record low C = 9.0 |Apr record low C = 12.6 |May record low C = 17.0 |Jun record low C = 17.7 |Jul record low C = 18.3 |Aug record low C = 13.7 |Sep record low C = 17.5 |Oct record low C = 14.4 |Nov record low C = 10.8 |Dec record low C = 7.8 |year record low C = 7.8 |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 0.5 |Feb rain mm = 0.0 |Mar rain mm = 0.9 |Apr rain mm = 3.2 |May rain mm = 18.8 |Jun rain mm = 70.8 |Jul rain mm = 166.2 |Aug rain mm = 148.1 |Sep rain mm = 70.1 |Oct rain mm = 21.9 |Nov rain mm = 1.4 |Dec rain mm = 0.0 |Jan humidity = 35 |Feb humidity = 29 |Mar humidity = 24 |Apr humidity = 22 |May humidity = 29 |Jun humidity = 40 |Jul humidity = 56 |Aug humidity = 61 |Sep humidity = 55 |Oct humidity = 41 |Nov humidity = 33 |Dec humidity = 34 |year humidity = 38.2 |unit rain days = 0.1 mm |Jan rain days = 0.0 |Feb rain days = 0.0 |Mar rain days = 0.1 |Apr rain days = 0.8 |May rain days = 3.9 |Jun rain days = 8.0 |Jul rain days = 11.1 |Aug rain days = 11.2 |Sep rain days = 7.1 |Oct rain days = 2.6 |Nov rain days = 0.3 |Dec rain days = 0.0 |Jan sun = 313.1 |Feb sun = 282.8 |Mar sun = 303.8 |Apr sun = 315.0 |May sun = 300.7 |Jun sun = 285.0 |Jul sun = 251.1 |Aug sun = 238.7 |Sep sun = 267.0 |Oct sun = 291.4 |Nov sun = 306.0 |Dec sun = 310.0 |year sun = 3464.6 |Jan percentsun = 89 |Feb percentsun = 87 |Mar percentsun = 81 |Apr percentsun = 83 |May percentsun = 75 |Jun percentsun = 69 |Jul percentsun = 62 |Aug percentsun = 61 |Sep percentsun = 73 |Oct percentsun = 80 |Nov percentsun = 83 |Dec percentsun = 89 |year percentsun = 78 |source 1 = NOAA{{Cite FTP | url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-I/SU/62735.TXT | server = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | title = El Showak Climate Normals 1961–1990 | accessdate = January 18, 2016}}
References
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