Serghaya
# Serghaya

Serghaya or Sirghaya (Arabic: سرغايا, romanized: Saraghāyā) is a small town located in the Damascus countryside in south west Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Serghaya had a population of 7,501 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.

## Geography

It is 60 km (37 mi) from Damascus and 1,446 m (4,744 ft) above sea level. It is at the foot of the Anti-Lebanon Mountain. Serghaya has a moderate climate with a temperature that varies from 25 to 32 degrees Celsius all summer season and cold climate with temperature varies from -5 up to 10 all winter when snow covers the land and mountain.

It is connected to Damascus via Al-Zabadani and also has old rail reaches to Beirut via Riyaq (or Rayak), Bekaa.

Nearby Towns

* West :`Utayb (3.5 nm)
* North: Yahfufah (3.4 nm), Al Khuraybah (4.0 nm), Ma`rabun (3.4 nm)
* East: Al `Uwayni (0.4 nm)
* South: `Ayn al Hawr (2.2 nm)

## Climate

In Serghaya, there is a cool summer Mediterranean climate. Rainfall is higher in winter than in summer. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Csc. The average annual temperature in Serghaya is 11.5 °C (52.7 °F). About 583 mm (22.95 in) of precipitation falls annually.

Climate data for Serghaya :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) | 7.6 (45.7) | 11.4 (52.5) | 15.4 (59.7) | 20.7 (69.3) | 24.1 (75.4) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.4 (77.7) | 20.2 (68.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 7.1 (44.8) | 17.1 (62.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) | −1.0 (30.2) | 1.4 (34.5) | 4.7 (40.5) | 7.7 (45.9) | 11.5 (52.7) | 12.9 (55.2) | 13.3 (55.9) | 11.0 (51.8) | 7.6 (45.7) | 3.9 (39.0) | −0.5 (31.1) | 5.9 (42.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 132 (5.2) | 100 (3.9) | 88 (3.5) | 39 (1.5) | 21 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.1) | 25 (1.0) | 59 (2.3) | 117 (4.6) | 583 (23.0) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org,Climate data ||||||||||||||

## Economy

Economy for this town is based on agricultural activities and the main crops are (Apple, Cherry, Pear, Peach and Apricot).

