Volcanic field of Haruj

Haruj is a large volcanic field spread across 42,000–45,000 km2 in central . It is one of several volcanic fields in Libya along with , and its origin has been attributed to the effects of geologic lineaments in the crust.
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  • Region
  • …stands 1,180 metres (3,871 feet) tall
  • Description: mountain range
  • Also known as
    “Haroudj”
    “Haruj”
    “ⵍⵀⵔⵓⵊ ⴰⴱⵔⴽⴰⵏ الهروج الأسود Haruj al-Aswad”

Volcanic field of Haruj

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Latitude
27.3356° or 27° 20′ 8″ north
Longitude
17.5859° or 17° 35′ 9″ east
Open location code
7FVV8HPP+69
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138017567
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bare_rock
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­region
Wiki­data ID
Q1067917

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Volcanic field of 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: “Champ volcanique d’Haruj”
  • French: “Haruj”
  • Georgian: “ჰარუჯი”
  • German: “Charudsch al-Aswad”
  • German: “Charudsch”
  • German: “Haruj”
  • Hebrew: “השדה הגעשי הרוג‘”
  • 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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