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Al Jawf, Libya






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Coordinates: 24°13N 23°18E / 24.217°N 23.300°E / 24.217; 23.300
 

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Al Jawf
الجوف
Town
Al Jawf is located in Libya
Al Jawf

Al Jawf

Location in Libya

Coordinates: 24°13′N 23°18′E / 24.217°N 23.300°E / 24.217; 23.300
Country Libya
RegionCyrenaica
DistrictKufra
Elevation
1,253 ft (382 m)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total18,587
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

Al Jawf (Arabic: الجوف Al Ğawf) is a town in southeastern Libya, the capital of the Kufra district in Libya.

The city has an elevation of 382.2 m (1,254 feet). in 2022, the city's population was 18,587.[1] Al Jawf receives almost no rain whatsoever, averaging only 2.5 millimetres or 0.1 inches per year. Summer high temperatures average above 38 °C or 100 °F.

The city lies in the largest oasis in the Kufra basin,[2] extracting the water from the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System. It is one of the most heavily irrigated oases in the Sahara. The surrounding area contains clusters of center-pivot irrigation systems used for agriculture. The distinctive pattern was photographed from orbit by the crew of the International Space Station in 2016.[3]

Irrigation at Al Jawf oasis

Climate

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Al Jawf has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh).

Climate data for Al Jawf
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21
(69)
23
(74)
28
(82)
33
(91)
36
(97)
39
(102)
38
(100)
38
(101)
36
(96)
32
(90)
27
(81)
23
(73)
31
(88)
Daily mean °C (°F) 11
(51)
13
(55)
16
(61)
20
(68)
24
(75)
27
(81)
28
(83)
29
(85)
25
(77)
22
(71)
18
(64)
12
(53)
20
(68)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5
(41)
7
(44)
10
(50)
15
(59)
19
(67)
22
(72)
23
(73)
23
(74)
21
(69)
17
(62)
12
(53)
7
(45)
15
(59)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.5
(0.1)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
2.5
(0.1)
Source: Weatherbase [4]

Sources

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Population of Al-Jawf In 2023 - statistics". all-populations.com. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  • ^ Bertarelli (1929), p. 514.
  • ^ "Al Jawf, Eastern Libya". earthobservatory.nasa.gov. January 2, 2017.
  • ^ "Weatherbase: Weather For Al Jawf, Libya". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 23, 2011.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al_Jawf,_Libya&oldid=1220362449"

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