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May Shaka

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Air quality index

42Good
Coordinates14.62°, 38.86°

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

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City facts

Overview

Set in Debub, Eritrea, May Shaka is recorded in open geodata as a village. The settlement sits at 14.623°, 38.858°, a tropical location in the northern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The location receives about 2,259 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 88% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
14.6232
Longitude
38.8580
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
42
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
25.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
45
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
7
Distinct species (top 10)
7

Most-observed species

  • Pink-backed Pelican
    Pelecanus rufescens Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    1
  • Little Grebe
    Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) · Aves
    1
  • Red-throated Pipit
    Anthus cervinus (Pallas, 1811) · Aves
    1
  • Crested Lark
    Galerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Spur-winged Lapwing
    Vanellus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Isabelline Wheatear
    Oenanthe isabellina (Temminck, 1829) · Aves
    1
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
15
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

M
Monalisa Araya
Eritrean cyclist

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

Nearby places in Debub

Browse all places in Debub →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.19
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,259

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

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of May Shaka, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

ISS030-E-45859 - View of Earth — May Shaka, Eritrea3.2 miISS009-E-12500 - View of Egypt — May Shaka, Eritrea3.2 miISS036-E-202 - View of Eritrea — May Shaka, Eritrea4.2 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

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