Fuqaha, Libya
Fuqaha or El-Foqaha (Arabic: الفقهاء) is a spring-fed town in central Libya, 200 km by road south of Sokna, on the western edge of the great central Haruj volcano and lava field. It is isolated Berber-speaking locale that shares this identity with the oasis of Sokna to its north.
Fuqaha الفقهاء | |
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Town | |
  Fuqaha Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 27°50′N 16°21′E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Fezzan |
| District | Jufra |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Fuqaha was one of the last holdouts of loyalists in the 2011 Libyan civil war.
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