13 Jul Intricate Patterns of the Oasis of Kufra

Located in the southeastern district of Kufra in Lybia, Al Jawf receives little rain water year round, with Summer high temperatures averaging around 38ºC (100ºF).

Satellite image overview of Al-Jawf, Lybia with prominence of the irrigation circular crop fields.

Satellite images provide us with an incredible array of man made patterns around this town, related to structures derived from irrigation in this oasis area, pictures of Earth worth of viewing fullscreen.

Abandoned crop circle near Al-Jawf, Lybia, with sand partially covering the once irrigated land.

This small town is located within the largest oasis in the Kufra basin, one of the most irrigated oases in the Sahara desert.

Tree plantations areas near Al-Jawf, Libya.

Hive shaped urban areas near Al-Jawf, Libya.

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