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Borj El Mergab

Sfaxvillage

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Coordinates34.73°, 10.48°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Sfax, Tunisia, Borj El Mergab occupies its own corner of the country. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Borj El Mergab maps to 34.727°, 10.483° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,875 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 73% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
34.7268
Longitude
10.4831
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
506
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Spanish Sparrow
    Passer hispaniolensis (Temminck, 1820) · Aves
    19
  • European Serin
    Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    11
  • Sardinian Warbler
    Curruca melanocephala (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    10
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    9
  • Great Gray Shrike
    Lanius excubitor Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    9
  • Spotless Starling
    Sturnus unicolor Temminck, 1820 · Aves
    8
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    8
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    8

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
8
Largest magnitude
5.1
Largest event
2018-05-21

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Sfax

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.14
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,875

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

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