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Likely agricultural burning near Mexmur (IQ) - October 4, 2026

Likely agricultural burning: many separate fields being burned for days, or a small fire among such fields. Satellites see it as heat; the hectares are the sum of those fields, not one continuous wildfire.

Satellites recorded a wildfire near Mexmur (IQ) from 04-10-2026 09:39 to 04-10-2026 11:00 (UTC). The measured heat zone covered roughly 117 ha (an upper bound based on pixel size, not an official fire perimeter). The event counted 4 satellite detections (N21, SNPP, N20).

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Surroundings

Nearest town: Mexmur (IQ), about 20 km. Larger town nearby: Erbil, about 54 km.

Observed by

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