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El Kantara
Wildfire activity in El Kantara, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
El Kantara ranks #35 of 58 wilayas — 0.3% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2023 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
145
Total detections
18,448
National rank
#35 of 58
Share of Algeria
0.3%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
1,610 MW
Peak month
July
Fire season
Worst year
2023
1,884 detections
Fire season
Detections by month, summed across all years — Algeria's fire season peaks in summer.
Fire season Off season
Year by year
Total detections per year. The dashed line is the multi-year average.
Largest incidents on record
The biggest confirmed fires in this wilaya, by satellite detections.
Jun 30, 2012 → Jul 4, 20124 days57 Detections233 MW
Jul 30, 2009 → Aug 5, 20096 days52 Detections1610 MW
Jul 28, 2007 → Jul 31, 20073 days39 Detections554 MW
Jul 9, 2012 → Jul 11, 20123 days31 Detections95 MW
Jul 11, 2010 → Jul 14, 20104 days28 Detections472 MW
Jul 27, 2010 → Jul 28, 201023h25 Detections162 MW
Jul 23, 2005 → Jul 27, 20054 days24 Detections382 MW
Jul 12, 2012 → Jul 13, 201225h24 Detections114 MW
Jul 29, 2010 → Jul 31, 20102 days22 Detections81 MW
Jul 6, 2012 → Jul 7, 201224h21 Detections381 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.