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El Aricha
Wildfire activity in El Aricha, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
El Aricha ranks #38 of 58 wilayas — 0.2% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2026 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
102
Total detections
410
National rank
#38 of 58
Share of Algeria
0.2%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
526 MW
Peak month
July
Fire season
Worst year
2026
244 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.
Aug 23, 2004 → Aug 25, 20042 days33 Detections526 MW
Jul 20, 2026 → Jul 21, 202610h19 Detections270 MW
Jul 3, 2021 → Jul 3, 20212h17 Detections130 MW
Aug 3, 2014 → Aug 3, 20141h6 Detections271 MW
Aug 4, 2016 → Aug 5, 201614h6 Detections33 MW
Jul 17, 2004 → Jul 17, 20041h4 Detections157 MW
Jun 27, 2004 → Jun 27, 20041h3 Detections33 MW
Jul 21, 2008 → Jul 21, 20081h2 Detections64 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.