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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
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
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Bertarelli, L.V. (1929). Guida d'Italia, Vol. XVII (in Italian). Milano: Consociazione Turistica Italiana.
References
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^ 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.
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