Al Jawf, Libie

Al Jawf ( ) is a toun in sootheastren Libie, the caipital o the Kufra destrict.

The ceety is locatit at
 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 

The ceety lees in the lairgest oasis in the Kufra basin.Bertarelli (1929), p. 514. 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.(Reuters via London South East) (Reuters) , 20 February 2011. 

It is served bi Al Jawf Central Hospital an Sussi Hospital.

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Category:Populatit places in Kufra Destrict
Category:Cyrenaica
Category:Populatit places in Libie