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الجحفة

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Air quality index

89Moderate
Coordinates18.77°, 42.89°

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

الجحفة is a village in 'Asir, Saudi Arabia. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The settlement sits at 18.773°, 42.895°, a tropical location in the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,275 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 89% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
18.7731
Longitude
42.8945
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
89
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
37.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
81
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
19
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Steppe Eagle
    Aquila nipalensis Hodgson, 1833 · Aves
    2
  • Brown-necked Raven
    Corvus ruficollis Lesson, 1831 · Aves
    2
  • Blackstart
    Oenanthe melanura (Temminck, 1824) · Aves
    2
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • White-spectacled Bulbul
    Pycnonotus xanthopygos (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) · Aves
    1
  • Desert Lark
    Ammomanes deserti (Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    1
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    1
  • Eurasian Hoopoe
    Upupa epops Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1

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

Nearby places in 'Asir

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.23
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,275

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

Sources

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