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Shaqra'
Riyadhcity
Total population
26,651
Air quality index
Demographic figures from General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Shaqra' is a city. Coordinates of 25.248°, 45.253° situate Shaqra' in the subtropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Population sits at roughly 26,651 according to the open data we track. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,267 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 89% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Steppe EagleAquila nipalensis Hodgson, 1833 · Aves5
- White-crowned WheatearOenanthe leucopyga (C.L.Brehm, 1855) · Aves5
- Desert LarkAmmomanes deserti (Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves4
- Blue-cheeked/Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops persicus Pallas, 1773 · Aves2
- Eurasian GriffonGyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) · Aves2
- Imperial EagleAquila heliaca Savigny, 1809 · Aves2
- White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis (Gould, 1836) · Aves2
- Rock PigeonColumba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves2
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Riyadh
- At Tasrir61.6 mi away
- Bawdah69.8 mi away
- Al Qaiyah126.7 mi away
- Obedišće2122.8 mi away · pop. 580
- Novoselec2124 mi away · pop. 1,362
- Križ2125 mi away · pop. 1,821
- Dubrava2130.6 mi away · pop. 1,298
- Nova Kapela2130.9 mi away · pop. 243
- Ivanić-Grad2131.8 mi away · pop. 8,452
- Haganj2131.8 mi away · pop. 504
- Kloštar Ivanić2131.9 mi away · pop. 3,583
- Stari Glog2133.1 mi away · pop. 104
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Shaqra', from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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