The hottest spot is Al-‘Aziziyah, a small town in Libya, a few miles south of Tripoli. On Sep. 13, 1922, here the temperature soared to 136 degrees F (58 degrees C) — the highest ever recorded on Earth.
Al-'Aziziyah, Libya---the hot spot. Map courtesy of Quick Maps of the World - theodora.com - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System used with permission.
Strangely enough, people do eke out a good living in this North African town a few miles south of the Mediterranean Sea. It is a major trade center of the Al-Jifarah plain, about 200 miles (300 km) north of the Sahara. What’s more, the gray-brown soils of the Al-Jifarah Plain are fertile, though salty from over irrigation.
Al-'Aziziyah, Libya---the hot spot. Map courtesy of Quick Maps of the World - theodora.com - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System used with permission.
Strangely enough, people do eke out a good living in this North African town a few miles south of the Mediterranean Sea. It is a major trade center of the Al-Jifarah plain, about 200 miles (300 km) north of the Sahara. What’s more, the gray-brown soils of the Al-Jifarah Plain are fertile, though salty from over irrigation.