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Tifṛa

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Tifṛa

Total population

8,400

Air quality index

34Good
Coordinates36.67°, 4.70°

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City facts

Overview

Tifra is a commune in northern Algeria in the Béjaïa Province. It is home to a famous spa town, Hamma Sillal.

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History & geography

Geography

The origin of the name of the commune of Tifra comes from its most populated village, which is the village of Tifra. The administrative center of the commune is located about three kilometers from the village, at a place called Sillal (Hammam Sillal).

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Geography

Latitude
36.6663
Longitude
4.6974
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
34
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
6.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
70
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,348
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Sahara Frog
    Pelophylax saharicus (Boulenger, 1913) · Amphibia
    73
  • praying mantis
    Mantis religiosa (Linne, 1758) · Insecta
    59
  • Eurasian Siskin
    Spinus spinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    36
  • Potamon algeriense Bott, 1967
    Potamon algeriense Bott, 1967 · Malacostraca
    35
  • Austaut's Blue
    Polyommatus celina · Insecta
    33
  • Sawfly Orchid
    Ophrys tenthredinifera Willd. · Liliopsida
    32
  • Algerian psammodromus
    Psammodromus algirus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Squamata
    28
  • Humming-bird Hawk-moth
    Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    26

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
393
Largest magnitude
6
Largest event
2021-03-18

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.83
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,762

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
31
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

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Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

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