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Khawr Kalba

Sharjahsuburb

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Air quality index

132Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Coordinates25.04°, 56.36°

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

As a locality in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Khawr Kalba occupies its own corner of the country. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a subtropical latitude (25.037°, 56.362°). No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The location receives about 2,046 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
25.0371
Longitude
56.3623
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
132
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
38
PM10 (µg/m³)
92.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
72
NO₂ (µg/m³)
10.7

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
15,584
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • House Crow
    Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    603
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    525
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    518
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    459
  • White-eared Bulbul
    Pycnonotus leucotis (Gould, 1836) · Aves
    382
  • Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta gularis (Bosc, 1792) · Aves
    333
  • Whimbrel
    Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    329
  • Lesser Crested Tern
    Thalasseus bengalensis (R.Lesson, 1831) · Aves
    329

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
12
Largest magnitude
5
Largest event
2009-05-07

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

S
Saad Surour
Emirati footballer
Mehad Hamad
Mehad Hamad
Emirati musician
N
Nduka Anyanwu
Footballer (1980-2010)
A
Asmaa bint Saqr Al Qasimi
Emirati poet
Sultan Adil
Sultan Adil
Emirati association football player
N
Naim Maadad
Model

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

Nearby places in Sharjah

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.61
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,046

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