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Ras El Aioun

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Ras El Aioun

Total population

22,551

Air quality index

29Good
Elevation862 m
Coordinates35.68°, 5.65°

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

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City facts

Elevation
862 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ras El Aioun is a town in northeastern Algeria, within the Ras El Aioun District.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
35.6759
Longitude
5.6516
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
29
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
6.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
62
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
24
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Montpellier Maple
    Acer monspessulanum L. · Magnoliopsida
    4
  • Carduncellus pinnatus (Desf.) DC.
    Carduncellus pinnatus (Desf.) DC. · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • Larinus cynarae (J.C.Fabricius, 1787)
    Larinus cynarae (J.C.Fabricius, 1787) · Insecta
    1
  • Arab Mantis
    Blepharopsis mendica (Fabricius, 1775) · Insecta
    1
  • Geometrician
    Grammodes stolida Fabricius, 1775 · Insecta
    1
  • Algerian Grayling
    Hipparchia algirica Oberthür, 1876 · Insecta
    1
  • Bath White
    Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    1
  • Small White
    Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
51
Largest magnitude
5
Largest event
2020-03-26

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Batna

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.22
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,907

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
38
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

Atlas cedar
Atlas cedar
Cedrus atlantica
Seen 2025-03-15
Wall Brown
Wall Brown
Lasiommata megera
Seen 2024-09-27
Thistle Mantis
Thistle Mantis
Blepharopsis mendica
Seen 2023-09-25
Bath White
Bath White
Pontia daplidice
Seen 2023-09-25
The Geometrician
The Geometrician
Grammodes stolida
Seen 2023-09-02
Green Drab
Green Drab
Ophiusa tirhaca
Seen 2019-02-12
Chamaeleo chamaeleon chamaeleon
Chamaeleo chamaeleon chamaeleon
Chamaeleo chamaeleon chamaeleon
Seen 2018-07-10
Western House Martin
Western House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Seen 2017-04-08

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

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Ras El Aioun, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • 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