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Qaran Cad
Woqooyi Galbeedvillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Somali National Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Qaran Cad is a village located in Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 9.617°, 43.561°. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,420 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 95% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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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
- Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus Rüppell, 1845 · Aves2
- Pandinops pugilator (Pocock, 1900)Pandinops pugilator (Pocock, 1900) · Arachnida1
- Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves1
- White-bellied Go-away-birdCorythaixoides leucogaster (Ruppell, 1842) · Aves1
- White-throated Bee-eaterMerops albicollis Vieillot, 1817 · Aves1
- Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves1
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1
- Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves1
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 5 — 2011-08-0234 km WNW of Baki, Somalia
- M 5 — 2007-02-26Ethiopia
- M 3.9 — 2007-02-2267 km WNW of Baki, Somalia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Woqooyi Galbeed
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
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org