Tumu

Tumu is a border checkpoint at the Libya– border in the . It is 310 kilometres south of , the closest Libyan settlement on the desert road.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Well
  • Description: border checkpoint in Libya at the Libya–Niger border in the Murzuq District
  • Also known as: “Bi’r al Wa‘r”, “El Ouar”, “Tubu”, “Tummu”, “Tumu, Libya”, and “بئر الوعر”

Tumu

Latitude
22.65197° or 22° 39′ 7″ north
Longitude
14.18422° or 14° 11′ 3″ east
Elevation
725 metres (2,379 feet)
Open location code
7FJPM52M+QM
Geo­Names ID
2208936
Wiki­data ID
Q1008941
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Tumu” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تومو”
  • Dutch: “Tumu”
  • Finnish: “Tumu”
  • French: “Bir el Uaar”
  • French: “Toummo”
  • French: “Tumu”
  • French: “Tumū”
  • German: “Tumu”
  • Italian: “Tummo”
  • Spanish: “Tumu”
  • “Tumu”

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