The city is located in an oasis in the Libyan desert about 250
kilometers from the Gulf of Sidra. The Awjila Oasis lies about 30 km
north-west of Jalu.
The main economic activities in the area are
agriculture and many work for companies in the oil sector. The main
crops are the cultivation of date palms in the oasis, tomatoes and
cereals.
Jalu was a subject of the Cyrenaican desert campaign during the Libyan civil war
