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Orient City

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Coordinates32.06°, 36.12°

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City facts

Overview

Orient City is a town in Jordan. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Orient City maps to 32.057°, 36.121° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. The location receives about 2,061 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Orient City.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
32.0566
Longitude
36.1210
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,306
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    233
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    205
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    172
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    155
  • White-spectacled Bulbul
    Pycnonotus xanthopygos (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) · Aves
    125
  • Palestine Sunbird
    Cinnyris osea Bonaparte, 1856 · Aves
    103
  • Crested Lark
    Galerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    101
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    91

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
16
Largest magnitude
5.3
Largest event
2004-02-11

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Jordanian jihadist (1966–2006)
M
Muhannad
Arab commander of mojaheds in Chechnya, North Caucasus
Samih al-Qasim
Samih al-Qasim
Palestinian poet, Israeli citizen (1939–2014)
Ahmad Alhendawi
Ahmad Alhendawi
Secretary-General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and former United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth.
A
Anas Hijah
footballer
M
Maḥmūd Ḍamrah
Palestinian politician
L
Lobo Ismail
Jordanian musician
S
Siham Al-Safadi
Jordanian singer
M
Mohammad Abu Khousa
Jordanian footballer
M
Munther Abu Amarah
Jordanian footballer (born 1992)
K
Khaled Saad
Jordanian footballer
Ahlam Tamimi
Ahlam Tamimi
Palestinian /Jordanian Islamic terrorist; assisted in carrying out the 2001 Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing in Jerusalem
B
Bassam Al-Amoush
politician
H
Hazem Jawdat
footballer
A
Abdul Baqi Jammoh
Jordanian politician
A
Ali Ebu es-Sukkar
Jordanian politician

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.65
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,061

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Orient City

Uruk-Warka
Julius Jordan · 1928
Gerasa, city of the Decapolis
Gerasa, city of the Decapolis
Carl H. Kraeling · 1938
Buried cities recovered
Frank S. De Hass · 1883
Bab Edh-Dhra'
Bab Edh-Dhra'
American Schools of Oriental Research. · 1989
Vorläufiger Bericht über die von der Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft in Uruk-Warka unternommenen Ausgrabungen
Julius Jordan · 1930
Buried cities recovered, or, Explorations in Bible lands
Frank S. DeHass · 1884
Bāb edh-Dhrāʻ
Bāb edh-Dhrāʻ
Expedition to the Dead Sea Plain, Jordan (1965-1967) · 1989
Angkor dans la forêt
Pierre Foulon · 1931

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

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