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Afta
Northern Red Seavillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from National Statistics Office (Eritrea). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common OstrichStruthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2025-02-2232 km WNW of Massawa, Eritrea
- M 4.4 — 2024-12-2368 km ENE of Massawa, Eritrea
- M 4.4 — 2024-04-2825 km ENE of Massawa, Eritrea
- M 4.2 — 2024-04-2835 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea
- M 5 — 2024-04-2830 km ENE of Massawa, Eritrea
- M 4.7 — 2024-04-2726 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea
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
- Słupiec2634.4 mi away · pop. 600
- Rataje Słupskie2635.8 mi away · pop. 670
- Oblekoń2636.8 mi away · pop. 680
- Trzcianka-Kolonia2637 mi away
- Przeczów2637.4 mi away · pop. 90
- Trzebica2637.9 mi away · pop. 224
- Ossala2638.1 mi away · pop. 400
- Zawidza2638.7 mi away
- Zborówek2638.9 mi away · pop. 155
- Wymysłów2638.9 mi away · pop. 90
- Niegosławice2640.2 mi away · pop. 161
- Trzebiesławice2640.5 mi away · pop. 240
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org