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الزاوية

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Air quality index

61Moderate
Coordinates17.98°, 43.20°

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

الزاوية is a village in 'Asir, Saudi Arabia. الزاوية maps to 17.977°, 43.200° — squarely within the tropical belt. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,304 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 90% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by 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
17.9766
Longitude
43.2002
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
61
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
41.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
78
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.9

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
34
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Citril, Common Orange, Common Pond Damsel
    Ceriagrion glabrum (Burmeister, 1839) · Insecta
    3
  • Cherry-eye Sprite
    Pseudagrion sublacteum (Karsch, 1893) · Insecta
    2
  • Hamon's Sprite
    Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955 · Insecta
    2
  • Imperial Eagle
    Aquila heliaca Savigny, 1809 · Aves
    2
  • Fan-tailed Raven
    Corvus rhipidurus Hartert, 1918 · Aves
    2
  • White-spectacled Bulbul
    Pycnonotus xanthopygos (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) · Aves
    2
  • Scrub Warbler
    Scotocerca inquieta (Cretzschmar, 1830) · Aves
    2
  • Tristram's Starling
    Onychognathus tristramii (P.L.Sclater, 1858) · Aves
    2

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2014-01-23

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

A
Ahmed Abodehman
Saudi Arabian writer

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

Nearby places in 'Asir

Browse all places in 'Asir →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.31
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,304

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

Gallery

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

ISS065-E-72297 - View of Earth — الزاوية, Saudi Arabia1.6 miISS065-E-72298 - View of Earth — الزاوية, Saudi Arabia1.6 miISS065-E-72299 - View of Earth — الزاوية, Saudi Arabia1.6 miISS065-E-72300 - View of Earth — الزاوية, Saudi Arabia1.6 miISS012-E-18744 - View of Saudi Arabia — الزاوية, Saudi Arabia1.6 miISS067-E-201909 - View of Earth — الزاوية, Saudi Arabia5.3 miISS067-E-201910 - View of Earth — الزاوية, Saudi Arabia5.3 miISS067-E-203537 - View of Earth — الزاوية, Saudi Arabia5.3 miISS067-E-203538 - View of Earth — الزاوية, Saudi Arabia5.3 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)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org