Bareq

Bariq (also Bareq, Barik; بارق Arabic ) is a city in Saudi Arabia. It is located in the southwest of the Arabian Peninsula, about 120 km from the Abha. Barik is located 380 meters above the sea. Bariq belongs to the province of Jizan and has 60,000 inhabitants ( 2010).

History

Bariq to have been founded about 2500 years ago by a Yemeni tribe. Located behind a coral reef natural bay offered a favorable base for fishermen. In the year 631 the Bariq embraced Islam. Smaller revolts during the Ridda Wars were 632, the governor of Taif deposited by ʿ Uthmān ibn al - ʿ as,. 634 some men joined by the Bariq the expedition sent Umar ibn al - Khattab in Iraq. In the year 658, the Bariq who had settled in Basra, Ziyad ibn Abī Sufyan supported against the Arab tribe of Tamim.

From 1800 until the beginning of the 20th century Jeddah was administered by the Ottoman Empire and was part of the independent Hejaz. In 1924 came the Hejaz under the rule of Ibn Saud, the founder of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Climate

The average annual temperature is 28 ° C. The warmest months are July and August with an average above 39 ° C, the coldest January and February with a little over 17 ° C. Summer temperatures can occur until August, reach over 40 ° C in the shade during the heat waves that often last for several days and from June. The average annual rainfall is 300 millimeters. Most precipitation falls during the months of November and December with an average of 50 to 64 mm, the lowest rainfall recorded for the months of May, June and July with 8 each, 7 and 9 mm in the center.