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AFAHTOU
Dikhilvillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from DISED Djibouti. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
AFAHTOU is a village that lies in Dikhil, Djibouti. AFAHTOU maps to 11.023°, 42.025° — squarely within the tropical belt. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,262 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 89% of daylight hours. Climate records indicate average highs near 98.1°F and lows near 75.3°F and about 8.1 in of annual precipitation (an arid total). Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6
- Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves4
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4
- African Golden WolfCanis lupaster Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833 · Mammalia4
- Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves3
- Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minor (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798) · Aves3
- Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanes Reichenow, 1883 · Aves3
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2021-10-27101 km ENE of Gewan?, Ethiopia
- M 4.4 — 2015-06-239 km NW of Dikhil, Djibouti
- M 4.6 — 2014-12-1327 km ESE of Asaita, Ethiopia
- M 4.1 — 2014-05-2052 km WNW of Dikhil, Djibouti
- M 4.6 — 2003-01-0153 km SE of Asaita, Ethiopia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Dikhil
Geography & sun
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
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of AFAHTOU, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org