Arab weather - Sinan Khalaf - In a rare astronomical phenomenon, which did not occur in the Arab Gulf region for more than 100 years, the sun will shine on December 26th and it is in the state of eclipse on a large number of Arab countries, including what will be seen the eclipse in its annular phase , and some of it will be seen Partial eclipse .
Astronomical calculations showed that the sun will rise while in a state of eclipse in all regions of the Arabian Peninsula, but in varying proportions. In the Sultanate of Oman, the Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, the sun will rise while in a partial eclipse, and it will quickly turn into an annular eclipse in these regions:
Sultanate of Oman: From the southeast of the Sultanate from the island of Masirah, and heading westward, crossing the southern half of the Governorate of Al-Dakhiliya and then the southern half of the Dhahirah Governorate
UAE: The narrow strip of the annular eclipse starts from the southeast of the country in Umm al-Zmul and heads west, crossing the Liwa region and Madinat Zayed and then crosses the western coast of the state
"Watch the dates of the beginning, end and percentage of the eclipse in Emirati cities
Saudi Arabia: The narrow strip of the annular eclipse starts from the eastern coast, and ends quickly west of the city of Hofuf
"Watch the dates of the beginning, end and percentage of the eclipse in Saudi cities."
Qatar: The eclipse will be partially seen in the eastern parts of Qatar, while an annular eclipse will remain in central and western Qatar.
Watch the beginning and end dates as well as the percentage of eclipses in Qatar
As for the rest of the regions of these countries, in addition to Bahrain, Kuwait, Yemen, Iraq, Djibouti, Somalia and Sudan, you will witness a partial eclipse of the sun, and to know the percentage of the eclipse of the sun and the time of its beginning and end, we have prepared a special report that you can view by clicking here
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