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Kassala

Sudan
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Kassala

Kassala is a city in Kassala State Wilayat Kassala in Sudan.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the town was a key node in the West-East trade route, linking the coastal ports of Massawa and Suakin with the Sudan and farther west. The town was conquered by Ottoman soldiers of Egyptian viceroy Muhammad Ali in 1840 during his military offensive into Sudan. In 1885, Kassala was subsequently captured by the Mahdists. In 1894, after the Battle of Kassala the Italians captured the city from the Mahdists. In 1897, the Kingdom of Italy returned Kassala to the Kingdom of Egypt under British leadership, in order to get international recognition of the Italian colony of Eritrea. In 1899, Kassala fell under the purview of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan until Sudanese independence in 1956.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

33.7°C16.5
Precipitation: 0 mm

Feb

35.2°C17.2
Precipitation: 0 mm

Mar

38.3°C20.1
Precipitation: 0.3 mm

Apr

40.8°C23
Precipitation: 2 mm

May

41.6°C25.8
Precipitation: 8.8 mm

Jun

39.8°C25.7
Precipitation: 27.9 mm

Jul

36.1°C23.9
Precipitation: 76 mm

Aug

34.9°C23.4
Precipitation: 85 mm

Sep

36.8°C24
Precipitation: 40.5 mm

Oct

38.7°C24.3
Precipitation: 9.9 mm

Nov

37°C21.4
Precipitation: 0.8 mm

Dec

34.4°C17.9
Precipitation: 0 mm
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