Haruj
Haruj is a large volcanic field spread across 42,000–45,000 km2 in central Libya. It is one of several volcanic fields in Libya along with Tibesti, and its origin has been attributed to the effects of geologic lineaments in the crust.
NASA, Public domain.- Hill rising to 1,200 metres (3,937 feet)
- Description: mountain range
- Also known as“Al Harūj al Aswad”“El Harug el Asued”“Haroudj”“Haruj al Aswad”“Haruj el-Aswad”
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Latitude
27° north
Longitude
17.16667° or 17° 10′ east
Open location code
7FVV2528+2M
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Haruj” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الهروج الأبيض”
- Arabic: “الهروج الأسود”
- Arabic: “الهروج السوداء”
- Arabic: “الهروج”
- Arabic: “جبال الهاروج”
- Arabic: “جبال الهروج”
- Arabic: “جبل الهروج”
- Arabic: “هروج”
- Czech: “Harúdž”
- Dutch: “Haruj”
- French: “Haruj”
- Georgian: “ჰარუჯი”
- German: “Charudsch”
- German: “Haruj”
- Hebrew: “השדה הגעשי הרוג‘”
- Italian: “Haruj”
- Japanese: “ハルジュ”
- Ladin: “Charudsch”
- Lithuanian: “Harudžas”
- Persian: “هروج”
- Portuguese: “Haruj”
- Portuguese: “Haruje”
- Slovak: “Charúdž”
- Slovak: “Haruj”
- Spanish: “Haruj”
- Venetian: “Haruj”
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