Jalu

Jalu, Jaloo, or Gialo (Arabic: جالو‎) is a town in the Al Wahat District in northeastern Libya in the Jalo oasis. From 2001 to 2007 it was part of Ajdabiya District.[2] Formerly (1983-1987) it was the administrative seat of Jalu District (baladiyah).

This article is about the Libyan town. For the oasis, see Jalo oasis. For the village in Pakistan, see Jaloo, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Jalu

جالو
Town
Jalu
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 29°01′42″N 21°32′12″E
Country Libya
RegionCyrenaica
DistrictAl Wahat
Population
 (2010)
 • Total7,963
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

The city is located in an oasis in the Libyan desert about 250 kilometers from the Gulf of Sidra. The Awjila Oasis lies about 30 km north-west of Jalu.

The main economic activities in the area are agriculture and many work for companies in the oil sector. The main crops for cultivation are date palms in the oasis, tomatoes and cereals.

Jalu was a subject of the Cyrenaican desert campaign during the Libyan Civil War.

The Solar eclipse of March 29, 2006 was visible from near Jalu.

Notable people

Notes
  1. "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.
  2. Maplandia world gazetteer
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