Al Jawf
الجوف | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Al Jawf Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 24°13′N 23°18′E / 24.217°N 23.300°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Cyrenaica |
| District | Kufra |
| Elevation | 1,253 ft (382 m) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 18,587 |
| Time zone | UTC+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, 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]
- ^ "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.