Jalo Oasis

Coordinates: 29°1′N 21°32′E / 29.017°N 21.533°E / 29.017; 21.533
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Heavily laden 30 cwt 1533x2 Chevrolets of R1 Patrol of the Long Range Desert Group setting out from Jalo oasis. In the foreground is "R4" Rotowaro W.D.no. L4618912.

Jalo Oasis (or

Jalu District from 1983 to 1988, at which time the area became part of the Ajdabiya District and as of 2007 is now part of the Al Wahat District
.

Because of its location and as a source of water, it had strategic importance during the

North African Campaign in World War II and changed hands several times between Allied and Axis forces.[2]

The water at the Jalo oasis is quite salty (3,880 parts per million).[3] The water is an alkaline with a pH of 7.4 and is very hard with numerous dissolved salts in addition to sodium chloride.[3]

Communities

In addition to Jalu, the oasis supports the following communities:[4]

Notes

  1. OCLC 9821556
  2. ISBN 978-1-84603-006-2
  3. ^
    OCLC 44718
  4. ^ "Lat 29.024 N Long. 21.523 E" Geonames.org

Further reading

29°1′N 21°32′E / 29.017°N 21.533°E / 29.017; 21.533


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