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Lioua

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Lioua

Total population

21,416

Air quality index

28Good
Land area24320 km²
Coordinates34.64°, 5.40°

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

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City facts

Area
24320 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lioua is a town and commune in Ourlal District, of Biskra Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it had a population of 15,960, but this had grown to 21,416 in 2008.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
34.6392
Longitude
5.4009
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
28
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
8.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
45
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.8

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
14
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
  • 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
  • Carob
    Ceratonia siliqua L. · Magnoliopsida
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
10
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
A
Abu Bakr al-Jazairi
Algerian writer
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.

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)
40
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
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
Mauritanian Toad
Mauritanian Toad
Sclerophrys mauritanica
Seen 2024-05-23
Clifford's Diadem Snake
Clifford's Diadem Snake
Spalerosophis diadema cliffordii
Seen 2024-05-23
Gambia Blind Snake
Gambia Blind Snake
Myriopholis algeriensis
Seen 2024-05-23
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

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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