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Sheikh Huways

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Air quality index

31Good
Coordinates10.01°, 43.10°

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

Sheikh Huways is a village in Awdal, Somalia. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of 10.008°, 43.102° place it in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 2,268 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 89% 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
10.0075
Longitude
43.1024
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
31
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.7
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)
30
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    3
  • 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
  • Salt's Dik-dik
    Madoqua saltiana (Blainville, 1816) · Mammalia
    1
  • Leopard tortoise
    Stigmochelys pardalis (Bell, 1828) · Testudines
    1
  • Buff-crested Bustard
    Lophotis gindiana (Oustalet, 1881) · Aves
    1
  • White-bellied Go-away-bird
    Corythaixoides leucogaster (Ruppell, 1842) · Aves
    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

Nearby places in Awdal

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.21
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,268

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