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الشجون

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Air quality index

101Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Coordinates17.97°, 42.01°

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

الشجون sits in 'Asir, Saudi Arabia and is identified as a village. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. الشجون maps to 17.972°, 42.005° — squarely within the tropical belt. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
17.9721
Longitude
42.0051
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
101
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
35.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
75.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
86
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
51
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Hamadryas baboon
    Papio hamadryas (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    4
  • Mudar
    Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton · Magnoliopsida
    3
  • gray wolf
    Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    2
  • Arabian Camel
    Camelus dromedarius Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    2
  • Balletto's Toad
    Sclerophrys tihamica (Balletto & Cherchi, 1973) · Amphibia
    1
  • Homothyrea thoracica (Schaum, 1841)
    Homothyrea thoracica (Schaum, 1841) · Insecta
    1
  • Red-legged Golden Orb-web Spider
    Trichonephila sumptuosa (Gerstaecker, 1873) · Arachnida
    1
  • Sathrophyllia arabica Krauss, 1902
    Sathrophyllia arabica Krauss, 1902 · Insecta
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in 'Asir

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Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Dromedary Camel
Dromedary Camel
Camelus dromedarius
Seen 2023-06-13
Domestic Dog
Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris
Seen 2023-06-13
giant milkweed
giant milkweed
Calotropis procera
Seen 2023-06-13
Hamadryas Baboon
Hamadryas Baboon
Papio hamadryas
Seen 2023-06-13
Domestic Cat
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
Seen 2023-06-11
Dhofar Toad
Dhofar Toad
Firouzophrynus dhufarensis
Seen 2023-06-11
Sathrophyllia arabica
Sathrophyllia arabica
Sathrophyllia arabica
Seen 2023-06-10

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

Events

Gallery

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

ISS051-E-33909 - View of Earth — الشجون, Saudi Arabia5 miISS051-E-33910 - View of Earth — الشجون, Saudi Arabia5 miISS055-E-86245 - View of Earth — الشجون, Saudi Arabia5 miISS055-E-86248 - View of Earth — الشجون, Saudi Arabia5 miISS055-E-86246 - View of Earth — الشجون, Saudi Arabia5 miISS055-E-86247 - View of Earth — الشجون, Saudi Arabia5 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)
  • • iNaturalist