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Jorf El Melha

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Jorf El Melha

Elevation35 m
Coordinates34.49°, -5.51°

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City facts

Elevation
35 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Jorf El Melha is a town in Sidi Kacem Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco. According to the 2004 census, it has a population of 20,581. The climate in Jorf El Melha is mild and generally warm. The average annual temperature is 19.6°C. Winter is a rainier season than summer and the average annual precipitation is 619mm.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
34.4887
Longitude
-5.5092
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
522
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Spotless Starling
    Sturnus unicolor Temminck, 1820 · Aves
    14
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    10
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    9
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    7
  • White Stork
    Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    5
  • Julodis manipularis (Fabricius, 1798)
    Julodis manipularis (Fabricius, 1798) · Insecta
    5
  • Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
    Acrotylus patruelis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) · Insecta
    4

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
71
Largest magnitude
5.1
Largest event
2025-02-10

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

J
Jilali Gharbaoui
Moroccan painter (1930-1971)

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

Nearby places in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.14
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,876

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
114
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

sea squill
sea squill
Drimia maritima
Seen 2026-10-10
Mediterranean fan palm
Mediterranean fan palm
Chamaerops humilis
Seen 2026-10-10
Royal Mallow
Royal Mallow
Malva trimestris
Seen 2026-05-05
European Turtle-Dove
European Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia turtur
Seen 2026-05-05
annual wall-rocket
annual wall-rocket
Diplotaxis muralis
Seen 2026-05-05
False Fennel
False Fennel
Ridolfia segetum
Seen 2026-05-05
purple viper's-bugloss
purple viper's-bugloss
Echium plantagineum
Seen 2026-05-05
Chinaberry
Chinaberry
Melia azedarach
Seen 2026-04-09
Spotless Starling
Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor
Seen 2025-05-07

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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