Al Jawf, Libie
Al Jawf (Arabic: الجوف Al Ğawf) is a toun in sootheastren Libie, the caipital o the Kufra destrict.
Al Jawf الجوف | |
|---|---|
Toun | |
  Al Jawf Location in Libie | |
| Coordinates: 24°13′N 23°18′E / 24.217°N 23.300°ECoordinates: 24°13′N 23°18′E / 24.217°N 23.300°E | |
| Kintra |  Libie |
| Region | Cyrenaica |
| Destrict | Kufra |
| Elevation | 382 m (1,253 ft) |
| Population (1984) | |
| • Total | 17,320 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
The ceety is locatit at 24°13′N 23°18′E / 24.217°N 23.300°E wi an elevation o 1,254 feet (382.2 m) abuin sea level. In a 1984 census the ceety's population wis 17,320. Al Jawf receives amaist nae rain whasoiver, averagin anerlie .1 inch (2.5mm) per year. Simmer heich temperaturs average abuin 100°F (37.8°C).Al Jawf Climatology Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
The ceety lees in the lairgest oasis in the Kufra basin.[1] It is ane o the maist hivily irrigatit oases in the Sahara.
Follaein the 2011 mass protests (which later turned intae a ceevil war), the aurie wis reportit tae be unner control o the Libie opposition an no the govrenment o Muammar Gaddafi.[2]
It is served bi Al Jawf Central Hospital an Sussi Hospital.
Sources
eedit- Bertarelli, L.V. (1929). Guida d'Italia, Vol. XVII (in Italian). Milano: Consociazione Turistica Italiana.
References
eedit- ↑ Bertarelli (1929), p. 514.
- ↑ (Reuters via London South East) Archived 2011-02-24 at the Wayback Machine(Reuters) Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, 20 February 2011.