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 | 2,238 ft (682 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 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,[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]
