Jabal Arkanu

Mount Arkanu or Jabal Arkanu (also Jebel Arkenu or Gebel Árchenu) is a mountain in Libya.

Mount Arkanu
جبل أركنو
Jabal Arkanu
Mount Arkanu seen from space
Highest point
Elevation1,435 m (4,708 ft)
Coordinates22°12′30″N 24°44′15″E 
Dimensions
Length28 km (17 mi) ENE/WSW
Width18 km (11 mi) NNW/SSE
Geography
Location in Libya
CountryLibya

Geography

The mountain is located in the Libyan Desert in the Kufra District of Libya, about 300 km southeast of El Tag.[1] and about 70 km west of Arkanu and the two Arkenu structures. Its height is 1,435 metres (4,708 ft), rising about 500 m above the surrounding Gilf Kebir plateau and a valley-oasis. Mount Arkanu is 28 kilometres (17 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide.[2]

Arkanu's existence has been known since 1892 through Arab sources. Arkanu was first discovered in 1923 by Ahmed Hassanein.[1] The mountain consists of intrusive granite. The valley is 15 km long and oriented east-west.[1] The valley has a green environment consisting of bushes, grass and some trees.[1]

Arkanu is used as a pasture. Each year the Bedouins bring their herds to the valley, leave them there and block the entrance (located at a height of 598 metres (1,962 ft)) with rocks. They return three months later to retrieve their cattle.[1]

Sources
  • Bertarelli, L.V. (1929). Guida d'Italia, Vol. XVII (in Italian). Milano: Consociazione Turistica Italiana.

Notes
  1. Bertarelli (1929), p. 515
  2. Google Earth
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