Al Jawf, Libya
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Al Jawf is a city in southeastern Libya, the capital of the Al Kufrah municipality in Libya.
The city is located at with an elevation 1,254 feet (382.2 meters) above sea level. In a 1984 census the city's population was 17,320. Al Jawf receives almost no rain whatsoever, averaging only .1 inch (2.5mm) per year. Summer high temperatures average above 100°F (37.8°C). Al Jawf Climatology
The city sits just to the west of the Kufra oasis. It is one of the most heavily irrigated oases in the Sahara.
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