Aqaba Pass

Libya / al-Kufrah /

uad / wad / wadi, mountain pass

Only way up Gilf Kebir from the southern plains, discovered by Patrick Clayton and Ladislaus Almasy in the 1940s, rediscovered by Samir Lama in 1998 amid rumours, that it was mined (proved to be wrong) . Not easy to drive - turn left in the end to climb up the sandy plateau.

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Coordinates: 23°24'29"N 25°42'25"E

Wadi Abdel Malik, lowest section 239 km
Wadi 320 km
Wadi Qena 833 km
Abo Kurmut Valley 1002 km
Wadi al Awteeb 1089 km
Wadi Rum 1192 km
Wadi Sawfajjin 1536 km
Valley Ahsabah 1627 km
Wadi al-Jarir 1679 km
Wadi Houran 1822 km

Kamal-al-Din-Plateau 41 km
Gilf al Kebir 42 km
Arkenu Dune, northern section 50 km
Abu Ras Plateau 60 km
Gilf-Saghir 97 km
Abu Saad Plateau 101 km
Arkenu Dune, cental section 117 km
Gilf Kebir Crater Field 152 km
Abu Ballas Scarp 187 km
East Owaynat 294 km

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Kamal-al-Din-Plateau Gilf al Kebir Arkenu Dune, northern section Abu Ras Plateau Gilf-Saghir Abu Saad Plateau Arkenu Dune, cental section Gilf Kebir Crater Field Abu Ballas Scarp East Owaynat