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El Ksar

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Coordinates34.40°, 8.80°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Gafsa, Tunisia, El Ksar occupies its own corner of the country. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The settlement sits at 34.398°, 8.805°, a warm-temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,992 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 78% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
34.3979
Longitude
8.8045
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)
369
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Ocellated Bronze Skink
    Chalcides ocellatus (Forskal, 1775) · Squamata
    3
  • Culicoides odiatus Austen, 1921
    Culicoides odiatus Austen, 1921 · Insecta
    2
  • Culicoides scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
    Culicoides scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952 · Insecta
    2
  • Culicoides montanus Shakirzyanova, 1962
    Culicoides montanus Shakirzyanova, 1962 · Insecta
    2
  • Culicoides kibunensis Tokunaga, 1937
    Culicoides kibunensis Tokunaga, 1937 · Insecta
    2
  • Culicoides imicola Kieffer, 1913
    Culicoides imicola Kieffer, 1913 · Insecta
    2
  • Culicoides obsoletus (Meigen, 1818)
    Culicoides obsoletus (Meigen, 1818) · Insecta
    2
  • Anopheles melanoon Hackett, 1934
    Anopheles melanoon Hackett, 1934 · Insecta
    2

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
13
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 Gafsa

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.46
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,992

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

Gallery

Sources

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