Fuqaha, Libya
| Fuqaha الفقهاء | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Fuqaha Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 27°50′N 16°21′E / 27.833°N 16.350°ECoordinates: 27°50′N 16°21′E / 27.833°N 16.350°E | |
| Country |
 Libya |
| Region | Fezzan |
| District | Jufra |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
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 was one of the last holdouts of loyalists in the 2011 Libyan civil war.
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