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Jalu

Coordinates: 29°01′42″N 21°32′12″E / 29.0284°N 21.5366°E / 29.0284; 21.5366
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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 is located in Libya
Jalu
Jalu
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 29°01′42″N 21°32′12″E / 29.02833°N 21.53667°E / 29.02833; 21.53667
Country Libya
RegionCyrenaica
DistrictAl Wahat
Population
 (2010)
 • Total7,963
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

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).

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

See also

Notes

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

29°01′42″N 21°32′12″E / 29.0284°N 21.5366°E / 29.0284; 21.5366

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