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Wildfire near Al Ḩawījah (IQ) · 168 ha - October 17, 2026

Heat zone168 ha

Detections4

Max. radiative power19.9 MW

Duration4 hours

Satellites recorded a wildfire near Al Ḩawījah (IQ) from 17-10-2026 09:41 to 17-10-2026 14:40 (UTC). The measured heat zone covered roughly 168 ha (an upper bound based on pixel size, not an official fire perimeter). The event counted 4 satellite detections (N21, N20, MTG).

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Key figures

First detection	17-10-2026 09:41 UTC
Last detection	17-10-2026 14:40 UTC
Coordinates	`35.4605, 43.7005`

Surroundings

Nearest town: Al Ḩawījah (IQ), about 16 km. Larger town nearby: Ash Sharqāt, about 43 km.

Observed by

This fire was seen by 3 satellite source(s): N21, N20, 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.