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Awaynat

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Country
  
Libya

District
  
Ghat

Local time
  
Friday 6:10 PM

Region
  
Fezzan

Time zone
  
UTC +2

Awaynat

Weather
  
27°C, Wind SE at 21 km/h, 15% Humidity

Al Awaynat or Alawinat (Arabic: العوينات‎‎) or Serdeles is a small town located in the Sahara Desert in Libya. It lies at the entrance of the Djebel Al Akakus. It is located 240 km south west of the city of Ubari and 120 km north of the city of Ghat. Al Awaynat is the gate of Tadrart Acacus and its residents from Toureg tribe.

Map of Alawenat, Libya

It is located some 240 km (149 mi) west of Ubari. The name Serdeles in the Tuareg language is meaning small springs, the same meaning of the Arabic name, hence, the Arabic name is probably an Arabizing of the Tuareg name.

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Awaynat Wikipedia