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Afta

Northern Red Seavillage

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Air quality index

54Moderate
Coordinates15.27°, 39.66°

Demographic figures from National Statistics Office (Eritrea). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Afta sits in Northern Red Sea, Eritrea and is identified as a village. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (15.275°, 39.655°). Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,066 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
15.2748
Longitude
39.6552
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
54
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
15.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
42.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
76
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1
Distinct species (top 10)
1

Most-observed species

  • Common Ostrich
    Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
46
Largest magnitude
5.6
Largest event
2023-08-01

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Northern Red Sea

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.66
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,066

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

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