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Foughala

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Total population

12,488

Coordinates34.73°, 5.33°

Demographic figures from Office National des Statistiques (Algeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Foughala is a town and commune in Biskra Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census, it had a population of 9,713.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
34.7310
Longitude
5.3260
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
16
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Diadem Snake
    Spalerosophis diadema (Schlegel, 1837) · Squamata
    3
  • Anderson's Short-fingered Gecko
    Stenodactylus petrii Anderson, 1896 · Squamata
    2
  • Gambia Blind Snake
    Myriopholis algeriensis (Jacquet, 1896) · Squamata
    2
  • Berber Toad
    Sclerophrys mauritanica (Schlegel, 1841) · Amphibia
    1
  • Soda oppositifolia (Desf.) Akhani
    Soda oppositifolia (Desf.) Akhani · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Dabba mastigure
    Uromastyx acanthinura Bell, 1825 · Squamata
    1
  • European Scops-Owl
    Otus scops (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Lilac Chastetree
    Vitex agnus-castus L. · Magnoliopsida
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
11
Largest magnitude
5.2
Largest event
2016-11-18

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

A
Ahmed Sahnoune
Algerian theologian and poet
D
Dadi El Hocine Mouaki
Algerian footballer
A
Al-Hussein ibn Ali al-Tolgi
Ottoman Algerian sufi
Bel Hadj El Maafi
Bel Hadj El Maafi
imam and Algerian/French resistance fighter

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

Nearby places in Biskra

Browse all places in Biskra →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.52
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,015

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
14
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Anderson's Short-fingered Gecko
Anderson's Short-fingered Gecko
Stenodactylus petrii
Seen 2025-05-22
Long-haired Pink
Long-haired Pink
Dianthus crinitus
Seen 2019-05-29
House Sparrow
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Seen 2019-02-08
Feral Pigeon
Feral Pigeon
Columba livia domestica
Seen 2019-02-08
Great Gray Shrike
Great Gray Shrike
Lanius excubitor
Seen 2019-02-08
Black Wheatear
Black Wheatear
Oenanthe leucura
Seen 2019-02-08
Laughing Dove
Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis
Seen 2019-02-08
Meadow Pipit
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
Seen 2014-01-12
Common Chiffchaff
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Seen 2014-01-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

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