Safiabad, Khuzestan

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Safiabad
صفي آباد
City
Safiabad is located in Iran
Safiabad
Safiabad
Coordinates: 32°00′30″N 49°22′57″E / 32.00833°N 49.38250°E / 32.00833; 49.38250Coordinates: 32°00′30″N 49°22′57″E / 32.00833°N 49.38250°E / 32.00833; 49.38250
Country Iran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyDezful
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total9,879 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

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]

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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