Official Name: | Saiq |
Pushpin Map: | Oman |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Oman |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Oman |
Subdivision Name1: | Ad Dakhiliyah Region |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 23.0667°N 57.65°W |
Elevation M: | 2002 |
Saiq is a town in the region Ad Dakhiliyah, in northeastern Oman. It has its own airport, Saiq Airport.[1]
Saiq has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk),[2] with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is higher, and temperatures are lower, than in many other towns in Oman due to its high altitude in the Al Hajar Mountains. The highest temperature recorded in Saiq is 37.1°C, recorded on August 1, 1997,[3] and the lowest temperature is -3.6°C, recorded on January 26, 1983.[4] [5]