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El Gharaba

Sfaxvillage

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Coordinates34.94°, 10.75°

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City facts

Overview

El Gharaba is a village located in Sfax, Tunisia. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Coordinates of 34.945°, 10.745° situate El Gharaba in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,875 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 73% of daylight hours. Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. 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
34.9447
Longitude
10.7451
Water area
—
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)
29
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • smooth golden fleece
    Urospermum dalechampii (L.) Scop. ex F.W.Schmidt · Magnoliopsida
    5
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2
  • Ruddy Turnstone
    Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2
  • Common Sandpiper
    Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2
  • Tree Tobacco
    Nicotiana glauca Graham · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • Greater Flamingo
    Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811 · Aves
    2
  • Spanish Sparrow
    Passer hispaniolensis (Temminck, 1820) · Aves
    2
  • Common Chameleon
    Chamaeleo chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758) · Squamata
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
7
Largest magnitude
4.4
Largest event
2013-10-21

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

Common Chameleon
Common Chameleon
Chamaeleo chamaeleon
Seen 2026-07-19
Madagascar Periwinkle
Madagascar Periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
Seen 2026-02-27
silverleaf nightshade
silverleaf nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Seen 2025-10-08
Narrow-leaved Viper's-bugloss
Narrow-leaved Viper's-bugloss
Echium angustifolium
Seen 2025-03-18
sand viper's bugloss
sand viper's bugloss
Echium sabulicola
Seen 2025-02-11
Echium sabulicola decipiens
Echium sabulicola decipiens
Echium sabulicola decipiens
Seen 2025-01-31
Foemina Blue Pimpernel
Foemina Blue Pimpernel
Lysimachia foemina
Seen 2019-03-17
Orya almohadensis
Orya almohadensis
Orya almohadensis
Seen 2010-03-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

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