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البراق

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Air quality index

115Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Coordinates17.95°, 41.72°

Demographic figures from General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

البراق is a village in 'Asir, Saudi Arabia. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Located at 17.953°, 41.724°, البراق occupies a tropical portion of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 2,195 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 86% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
17.9525
Longitude
41.7241
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
115
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
41.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
92.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
105
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.8

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,648
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Sooty Gull
    Ichthyaetus hemprichii (Bruch, 1855) · Aves
    51
  • Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta gularis (Bosc, 1792) · Aves
    47
  • Whimbrel
    Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    43
  • Common Redshank
    Tringa totanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    40
  • Pink-backed Pelican
    Pelecanus rufescens Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    39
  • Ruddy Turnstone
    Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    39
  • Crab-Plover
    Dromas ardeola Paykull, 1805 · Aves
    39
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    39

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.01
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,195

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

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

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