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Umm Qais
Jordanvillage
Demographic figures from Department of Statistics (Jordan). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Umm Qais is a village located in Jordan. Its coordinates of 32.654°, 35.684° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The location receives about 1,997 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 78% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Arabian gazelleGazella gazella (Pallas, 1766) · Mammalia2,205
- ChukarAlectoris chukar (J.E.Gray, 1830) · Aves1,336
- White-spectacled BulbulPycnonotus xanthopygos (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) · Aves1,273
- golden jackalCanis aureus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia1,232
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves1,215
- Graceful PriniaPrinia gracilis (Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves1,160
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,138
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,124
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2023-02-07Dead Sea region
- M 3.7 — 2022-01-234 km ENE of Kafr Mi?r, Israel
- M 4.1 — 2022-01-224 km E of Taiyiba, Israel
- M 4.5 — 2020-02-0626 km W of Atlit, Israel
- M 2.9 — 2018-07-271 km ESE of Migdal, Israel
- M 2.9 — 2018-07-229 km E of Tiberias, Israel
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Jordan
- Shinabad605.9 mi away
- Vara632.2 mi away
- Eslamabad-e Gharb633.2 mi away · pop. 97,000
- Arkvaz634 mi away · pop. 11,977
- Tazeh Shahr634.1 mi away · pop. 8,629
- Saqqez651.7 mi away · pop. 140,000
- Bazargan672.5 mi away · pop. 9,000
- Khamaneh677.6 mi away · pop. 3,056
- Bisotun687.6 mi away · pop. 4,942
- Kuhdasht692.5 mi away · pop. 89,091
- Pol Dokhtar698.2 mi away · pop. 26,352
- Bonab-e-Jadid699 mi away · pop. 4,430
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
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org