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Al Akad

River Niletown

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Air quality index

107Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Coordinates17.64°, 33.98°

Demographic figures from Central Bureau of Statistics (Sudan). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Set in River Nile, Sudan, Al Akad is recorded in open geodata as a town. The settlement sits at 17.640°, 33.979°, a tropical location in the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 2,428 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 95% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
17.6395
Longitude
33.9794
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
107
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
19.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
88.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
75
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
9
Distinct species (top 10)
9

Most-observed species

  • Banded Groundling
    Brachythemis impartita (Karsch, 1890) · Insecta
    1
  • Desert Locust
    Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål, 1775) · Insecta
    1
  • Poekilocerus bufonius (Klug, 1832)
    Poekilocerus bufonius (Klug, 1832) · Insecta
    1
  • Sacred Ibis
    Threskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    1
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    1
  • Graylag Goose
    Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Sycamore Fig
    Ficus sycomorus L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • fivekeeled gold scorpion
    Leiurus quinquestriatus (Ehrenberg, 1828) · Arachnida
    1

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
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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 River Nile

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.65
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,428

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