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العقل

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Air quality index

101Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Coordinates18.14°, 42.10°

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

Found in 'Asir, Saudi Arabia, العقل is classified as a village in public datasets. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Located at 18.139°, 42.097°, العقل occupies a tropical portion of 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. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
18.1392
Longitude
42.0971
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)
820
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • African Gray Hornbill
    Lophoceros nasutus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    77
  • White-spectacled Bulbul
    Pycnonotus xanthopygos (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) · Aves
    48
  • Rüppell's Weaver
    Ploceus galbula Rüppell, 1840 · Aves
    45
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    38
  • White-browed Coucal
    Centropus superciliosus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1829 · Aves
    34
  • Graceful Prinia
    Prinia gracilis (Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    31
  • Little Swift
    Apus affinis (J.E.Gray, 1830) · Aves
    27
  • Blackstart
    Oenanthe melanura (Temminck, 1824) · Aves
    25

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
—

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)
6.23
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

Scolopendra valida
Scolopendra valida
Scolopendra valida
Seen 2025-01-29
desert rose
desert rose
Adenium obesum
Seen 2024-12-20
Pitted Beetle
Pitted Beetle
Adesmia cancellata
Seen 2023-06-10
Common Redstart
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Seen 2023-04-27
Palestine Sunbird
Palestine Sunbird
Cinnyris osea
Seen 2023-04-26
Hamadryas Baboon
Hamadryas Baboon
Papio hamadryas
Seen 2022-12-20
Red-legged Golden Orb-web Spider
Red-legged Golden Orb-web Spider
Trichonephila sumptuosa
Seen 2022-12-20
Wonderboom Fig
Wonderboom Fig
Ficus salicifolia
Seen 2022-12-19
Homothyrea thoracica
Homothyrea thoracica
Homothyrea thoracica
Seen 2022-12-19

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

Events

Gallery

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

ISS052-E-60895 - View of Earth — العقل, Saudi Arabia4.2 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
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org