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Wildfire near Al Ba‘āj (IQ) · 132 ha - October 18, 2026

Satellites recorded a wildfire near Al Ba‘āj (IQ) from 18-10-2026 09:22 to 18-10-2026 09:22 (UTC). The measured heat zone covered roughly 132 ha (an upper bound based on pixel size, not an official fire perimeter). The event counted 4 satellite detections (N21, MTG).

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Key figures

Surroundings

Nearest town: Al Ba‘āj (IQ), about 18 km. Larger town nearby: Al Qāmishlī, about 123 km.

Observed by

This fire was seen by 2 satellite source(s): N21, MTG. Polar satellites deliver sharp measurements but pass over a few times a day; geostationary satellites watch continuously with a coarser pixel.

How these figures are produced

FireSignal groups individual satellite detections into a single fire event. The heat zone is the sum of the measured pixels and is therefore an upper bound: it says where heat was observed, not how many hectares actually burned. Official figures from fire services or authorities are usually lower. Cloud and thick smoke block the view, so there is always a gap between two observations.