Al Jawf الجوف | |
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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 (1984) | |
| • Total | 17,320 |
| 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 a 1984 census the city's population was 17,320. Al Jawf receives almost no rain whatsoever, averaging only 2.5mm (.1 inch) per year. Summer high temperatures average above 37.8 °C (100 °F).
The city lies in the largest oasis in the Kufra basin.[1] 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.[2]
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Climate
Al Jawf has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh).
| Climate data for Al Jawf | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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 [3] | |||||||||||||
Sources
- Bertarelli, L.V. (1929). Guida d'Italia, Vol. XVII (in Italian). Milano: Consociazione Turistica Italiana.
References
- ^ 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.