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Shiisha

Soolvillage

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Coordinates9.42°, 46.79°

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 Sool, Somalia, Shiisha occupies its own corner of the country. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (9.418°, 46.790°). Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,457 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 96% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.4183
Longitude
46.7898
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
34
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Desert Cisticola
    Cisticola aridulus Witherby, 1900 · Aves
    3
  • Somali Bee-eater
    Merops revoilii Oustalet, 1882 · Aves
    2
  • Lesser Hoopoe-Lark
    Alaemon hamertoni Witherby, 1905 · Aves
    2
  • Short-tailed Lark
    Pseudalaemon fremantlii (Lort Phillips, 1897) · Aves
    2
  • Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
    Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould, 1839) · Aves
    2
  • Somali Short-toed Lark
    Calandrella somalica (Sharpe, 1895) · Aves
    2
  • Blackstart
    Oenanthe melanura (Temminck, 1824) · Aves
    2
  • Von der Decken's Hornbill
    Tockus deckeni (Cabanis, 1868) · 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
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Sool

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.73
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,457

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
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org