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Arar

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Air quality index

96Moderate
Coordinates21.35°, 40.12°

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

Within Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Arar stands as a village. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (21.351°, 40.122°). No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,311 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 90% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Arar.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
21.3515
Longitude
40.1218
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
96
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
59.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
308.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
139
NO₂ (µg/m³)
6.8

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,282
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White-spectacled Bulbul
    Pycnonotus xanthopygos (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) · Aves
    61
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    53
  • Tristram's Starling
    Onychognathus tristramii (P.L.Sclater, 1858) · Aves
    51
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    51
  • Rüppell's Weaver
    Ploceus galbula Rüppell, 1840 · Aves
    44
  • Arabian Warbler
    Sylvia leucomelaena (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) · Aves
    42
  • Arabian Sunbird
    Cinnyris hellmayri Neumann, 1904 · Aves
    41
  • Arabian Green Bee-eater
    Merops cyanophrys (Cabanis & Heine, 1860) · 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

Nearby places in Makkah

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.33
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,311

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 Arar, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

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