Al Jawf
in Al Kufrah, Libya

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
24.199 and 23.291 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 24° 11' 56" and E 23° 17' 27"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dinar - LYD
Spoken languages:
Arabic, Italian, English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 01:30 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Africa/Tripoli
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:46 am and 5:38 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-21.953 and -157.925 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tamarua
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Libya in Northern Africa

Safety Score: 5,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning it is not safe to travel Libya.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Libya. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Al Jawf

Al Jawf in Al Kufrah with it's 17,320 citizens is a city in Libya about 857 mi (or 1,379 km) south-east of Tripoli, the country's capital city.

Local time in Al Jawf is now 01:30 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Tripoli with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 1 airports in the vicinity of Al Jawf. The closest airport in Libya is Kufra Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

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Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 76 °F

Morning Temperature 15°C / 60 °F
Evening Temperature 21°C / 70 °F
Night Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 20%
Air Pressure 1019 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 73% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

25°C (76 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

25°C (76 °F)
19°C (65 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

24°C (75 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.

Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Kufra

Kufra /ˈkuːfrə/ is a basin and oasis group in the Kufra District of southeastern Cyrenaica in Libya. At the end of nineteenth century Kufra became the center and holy place of the Senussi order. It also played a minor role in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II.

Located at 24.1833, 23.2833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Kufra District, Oases of Libya, Cyrenaica, Protected areas of Libya

El Tag

El Tag (also Al-Tag, Al-Taj or At-Taj) is a village and holy site in the Kufra Oasis, within the Libyan Desert subregion of the Sahara. It is in the Kufra District in the southern Cyrenaica region of southeastern Libya. The Arabic el tag translates as "crown" in English, and derives from the position above the Kufra basin. El Tag, being on a rise, is without an oasis spring and native date palm habitat.

Located at 24.2094, 23.3281 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Kufra District, Forts in Libya, History of Libya, Italian Libya, Senussi dynasty, Cyrenaica, World War II sites in Libya, World War II sites of Fascist Italy

Kufra Airport

Kufra Airport is an airport in Kufra, southeastern Libya -.

Located at 24.1767, 23.3133 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in Libya, Kufra District


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Al-Jof, Al Jawf, Al Ğawf, الجوف, El Giof, AKF, ジャウフ, 알자우프, Эль-Джауф, 焦夫