It is an oasis town and considered the main center of the Al-Wahat region in eastern Libya. It is located at the confluence of longitude and latitude (21-29), it is characterized by the presence of dense palm forests linking the dunes and sand hills of the Libyan desert.
Its inhabitants were famous for trade and transporting goods from Cyrenaica and Tripoli to Chad, Egypt and Sudan, in addition to other African countries.
History
It is an ancient oasis mentioned by Arab travelers and orientalists in many historical sources, saying that the people of the Jalu Oasis were the first to conduct commercial caravans across the longest desert path from the Libyan coast to central and eastern Africa around the middle of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.
It also contributed to the resistance movement against the Italian occupation, as its sons had an epic with Omar Al-Mukhtar, who had a secret room in the Al-Labba area for planning, organizing and supplying, and they were sending convoys of the Mujahideen one by one with supplies and military equipment. Among the most important battles that the region witnessed (Ain Zaqout Battle, Qarat Al-Sidar Battle, and Qarat Aswid Battle).
