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New Aswan

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Founded

1999

Air quality index

145Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Land area90.61 km²
WeatherAvg high 92.7°F
Coordinates24.19°, 32.84°

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City facts

Founded
1999
Area
90.61 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

New Aswan is a city in the Aswan Governorate, Egypt.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
24.1939
Longitude
32.8447
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Avg high
92.7°F
Avg low
67.3°F
Annual precipitation
0.1 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
145
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
88
PM10 (µg/m³)
335.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
66
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.3

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
35,546
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,085
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,071
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,068
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,049
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,046
  • Ferruginous Duck
    Aythya nyroca (Güldenstädt, 1770) · Aves
    1,007
  • Eurasian Moorhen
    Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    995
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    962

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Aswan

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.53
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,384

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
93
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about New Aswan

Development concepts and implementation strategies for new settlements
Amr Mohsen Taha Merdan · 1999
Nubian pottery from Egyptian cultural contexts of the Middle and early New Kingdom
Irene Forstner-Müller · 2012
The Winter Vault
The Winter Vault
Anne Michaels · 2009
The complete cities of ancient Egypt
The complete cities of ancient Egypt
S. R. Snape · 2014
Interventions in the process of transformation
Oliver, Paul · 1991
Building the world
Building the world
Frank Paul Davidson · 2006
SuperStructures
SuperStructures
Neil Parkyn · 2004
Egypt - Going back in Time
Egypt - Going back in Time
Dipanshu Aggarwal · 2017

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library