Jalo oasis
Jalo Oasis (or Jalu, or Gialo) is an oasis in Cyrenaica, Libya, located west of the Great Sand Sea and about 250 km south-east of the Gulf of Sidra. Quite large, 19 kilometres (12 mi) long and up to 11 kilometres (7 mi) wide, it supports a number of settlements, the largest of which is the town of Jalu. Jalu was the administrative capital of the 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.
The water at the Jalo oasis is quite salty (3,880 parts per million). The water is an alkaline with a pH of 7.4 and is very hard with numerous dissolved salts in addition to sodium chloride.
Communities
In addition to Jalu, the oasis supports the following communities:
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Further reading
Podcasts:
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by Wet Wet Wet
Julia Says
by: Wet Wet WetJulia Says - Wet Wet Wet
Here we go again, thru the backstreets of my mind,
It seems my life was standing still,
Who's sorry now, it's funny how I didn't know it
Here we go again, fighting things we never win,
It seems our love was standing still I'm sorry now,
It's funny how I don't feel the love,
I just hear the words, Julia says
She doesn't know what it's all about,
She doesn't seem to care at all,
Open your eyes and see
Love hurts
I won't be fooled again, looking for the dreams I couldn't find
The dreams for me were left behind
I'm sorry now, It's funny how,
I don't feel the love,
I just hear the words, Julia says
She doesn't know what it's all about,
She doesn't seem to care at all,
Open your eyes and see, love hurts,
Julia please, open your eyes and see
Julia wants to be on here own,
Sharing her thoughts, she is all alone,
Dreaming of the things she wants to be,
Where Julia don't belong
Julia said
She doesn't know what it's all about
She doesn't know, C'Mon Julia
She doesn't know what it's all about