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Abu Qays

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Air quality index

30Good
Elevation1425 m
Coordinates9.93°, 43.11°

Demographic figures from Somali National Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Awdal, Somalia, Abu Qays occupies its own corner of the country. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Located at 9.932°, 43.112°, Abu Qays occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 2,420 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 95% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.9320
Longitude
43.1117
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
30
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
48
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.8

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 Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    3
  • Leopard tortoise
    Stigmochelys pardalis (Bell, 1828) · Testudines
    2
  • Lilac-breasted Roller
    Coracias caudatus Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    2
  • Greater Blue-eared Starling
    Lamprotornis chalybaeus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 · Aves
    2
  • Rüppell's Weaver
    Ploceus galbula Rüppell, 1840 · Aves
    2
  • Somali Wheatear
    Oenanthe phillipsi (Shelley, 1885) · Aves
    2
  • Crested Francolin
    Ortygornis sephaena (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves
    1
  • Salt's Dik-dik
    Madoqua saltiana (Blainville, 1816) · Mammalia
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
5
Largest event
2011-08-02

Most recent

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.

Geography & sun

Elevation
4,675 ft (1425 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.63
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,420

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

Sources

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