Al Jawf, Libya

Al Jawf, Libya

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Al Jawf is a city in southeastern Libya, the capital of the Al Kufrah municipality in Libya.

The city is located at coord|24|13|N|23|18|E|type:city with an elevation 1,254 feet (382.2 meters) above sea level. In a 1984 census the city's population was 17,320. Al Jawf receives almost no rain whatsoever, averaging only .1 inch (2.5mm) per year. Summer high temperatures average above 100°F (37.8°C). [http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=017226&units=us Al Jawf Climatology]

The city sits just to the west of the Kufra oasis. It is one of the most heavily irrigated oases in the Sahara.

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