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Oued El Hjel

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51Moderate
Coordinates33.77°, 10.23°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Gabès, Tunisia, Oued El Hjel occupies its own corner of the country. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Located at 33.773°, 10.228°, Oued El Hjel occupies a warm-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,948 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 76% 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
33.7734
Longitude
10.2278
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
51
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
17.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
89
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
163
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Caspian Tern
    Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770) · Aves
    19
  • Spanish Sparrow
    Passer hispaniolensis (Temminck, 1820) · Aves
    6
  • Black Wheatear
    Oenanthe leucura (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    6
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    5
  • House Bunting
    Emberiza sahari J.Levaillant, 1850 · Aves
    5
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    4
  • Moussier's Redstart
    Phoenicurus moussieri (Olphe-Galliard, 1852) · Aves
    4

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
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 Gabès

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.34
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,948

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

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