--- On Mon, 6/28/10, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
 wrote:
It would be interesting to know the size of the Kufra oasis and how many
 colonies exist there.  Anybody know?



Group
 of oases in southeastern Libya,
 with a population of about 60,000 (2005 estimate).

The economic base of Kufra is oasis agriculture, as 
well as services for oil and water extraction plants. Kufra is made up 
of 5 settlements, of which Al Jawf is the largest, while Busaimah is the
 oldest.

The Kufra region is one of two sources of the Great Manmade 
River.


http://www.fao.org/ag/locusts/oldsite/Libyapix/Kufra/html/index.html
http://i-cias.com/libya/kufra.htm

Mike in LA






      

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