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Shakaal(Shabaax)

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Air quality index

30Good
Coordinates9.93°, 43.16°

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, Shakaal(Shabaax) occupies its own corner of the country. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Shakaal(Shabaax) maps to 9.927°, 43.156° — squarely within the equatorial belt. 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. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.9270
Longitude
43.1563
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)
35
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.

Nearby places in Awdal

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Geography & sun

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

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