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Iska Aw Faarax

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Air quality index

24Good
Coordinates8.97°, 46.25°

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

Within Sool, Somalia, Iska Aw Faarax stands as a village. Coordinates of 8.968°, 46.250° situate Iska Aw Faarax in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,404 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 94% 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
8.9678
Longitude
46.2497
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
24
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
1.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
2
Ozone (µg/m³)
47
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
19
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Short-billed Crombec
    Sylvietta philippae J.G.Williams, 1955 · Aves
    5
  • Somali Wheatear
    Oenanthe phillipsi (Shelley, 1885) · Aves
    2
  • Heuglin's Bustard
    Neotis heuglinii (Hartlaub, 1859) · Aves
    1
  • Northern Carmine Bee-eater
    Merops nubicus J.F.Gmelin, 1788 · Aves
    1
  • Red-billed Oxpecker
    Buphagus erythrorhynchus (Stanley, 1814) · Aves
    1
  • Yellow-vented Eremomela
    Eremomela flavicrissalis Sharpe, 1895 · Aves
    1
  • Somali Crombec
    Sylvietta isabellina Elliot, 1897 · Aves
    1
  • Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar
    Caprimulgus donaldsoni Sharpe, 1895 · 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
Largest event

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.59
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,404

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