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Basra

Lower Shabellevillage

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Air quality index

23Good
Coordinates2.30°, 45.27°

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

Situated in Lower Shabelle, Somalia, Basra is a village. The settlement sits at 2.298°, 45.265°, a equatorial location in the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,235 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 87% 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

Latitude
2.2980
Longitude
45.2653
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
23
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
47
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
12
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • African Emigrant
    Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775) · Insecta
    1
  • Texas Indian mallow
    Abutilon fruticosum Guill. & Perr. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Neem
    Azadirachta indica A.Juss. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Aristolochia bracteolata Lam.
    Aristolochia bracteolata Lam. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Gray-headed Kingfisher
    Halcyon leucocephala (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    1
  • White-headed Mousebird
    Colius leucocephalus Reichenow, 1879 · Aves
    1
  • Lanceleaf Buttonwood
    Conocarpus lancifolius Engl. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Grayish Eagle-Owl
    Bubo cinerascens Guérin-Méneville, 1843 · Aves
    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
—

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Lower Shabelle

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.12
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,235

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-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org