Английская Википедия:Al Jawf, Libya

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Al Jawf (Шаблон:Lang-ar Шаблон:Transl) 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]

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Irrigation at Al Jawf oasis

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Climate

Al Jawf has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh). Шаблон:Weather box

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Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:Kufra Шаблон:District capitals of Libya