Fuqaha or El-Foqaha ( ar, الفقهاء) is a spring-fed town in central
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
, 200 km by road south of
Sokna
Sokna is a small village located between Hønefoss and Krøderen in the municipality of Ringerike, in the county of Buskerud, Norway. Its population is 543.
Location
Sokna is located in the valley of Soknedalen, between the Sogna and Ver ...
, on the western edge of the great central
Haruj
Haruj ( ar, هروج, also known as Haroudj) is a large volcanic field spread across 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 ...
volcano and lava field. It is an isolated
Berber-speaking locale, and it shares this identity with the oasis of
Sokna
Sokna is a small village located between Hønefoss and Krøderen in the municipality of Ringerike, in the county of Buskerud, Norway. Its population is 543.
Location
Sokna is located in the valley of Soknedalen, between the Sogna and Ver ...
to its north.
Fuqaha was one of the last holdouts of loyalists in the
2011 Libyan civil war.
{{Al Jufrah
Populated places in Jufra District