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Al Raffa

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Coordinates25.25°, 55.29°

Demographic figures from UAE Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Within Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Al Raffa stands as a locality. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Al Raffa maps to 25.254°, 55.288° — squarely within the subtropical belt. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,071 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
25.2542
Longitude
55.2880
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
86,519
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5,419
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4,697
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    4,406
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4,358
  • House Crow
    Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    4,217
  • White-eared Bulbul
    Pycnonotus leucotis (Gould, 1836) · Aves
    3,998
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    3,807
  • Purple Sunbird
    Cinnyris asiaticus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    2,795

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
8
Largest magnitude
5
Largest event
2002-03-11

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Emir of Dubai (1943–2006)
B
Butti bin Sohail
sheikh (1851–1912)
A
Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Public official of Dubai
M
Mahir Jasem
Emirati footballer
A
Ali Al-Badwawi
Emirati football referee
Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance (UAE)
Walid Abbas
Walid Abbas
Emirati football player
A
Abdulla Al Kamali
Emirati footballer
Saeed bin Suroor
Saeed bin Suroor
Emirati racehorse trainer
M
Mohammed Jamal
Emirati football player
Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
karate and taekwondo practitioner
A
Abdullah Darwish
Emirati association football player
A
Adnan Hussain
United Arab Emirates footballer
A
Amer Mubarak
Emirati footballer
D
Dawood Ali
Emirati association football player
E
Esam Dhahi
Emirati association football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Dubai

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.67
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,071

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org