“Al-Zaaq”: This week witnesses the longest day and shortest night of the year ever

Weather of Arabia - Dr. Khaled Al-Zaaq said that this week will witness the longest day and shortest night of the year ever, after the sun reached its furthest inclination towards the north, where it reached the Tropic of Cancer last Thursday.

Al-Zaaq explained that by the end of this week, the night will begin to increase its share of the day over the course of three months, until day and night are equal again. He pointed out that the Tropic of Cancer passes through several countries, including India, Saudi Arabia, China, the Sultanate of Oman, Egypt, Libya, and Algeria. He drew attention to the fact that Algeria is the only country in the world where the Tropic of Cancer intersects with the Greenwich Line.

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