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Sokna (Arabic: سوكنة, also transliterated as Socna or Sawknah) is a Saharan desert oasis town, in the Fezzan region of southwest Libya.
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Map of Sawknah, Libya
A dialect of Berber language, is native to the town.
At this time the population speaks Arabic Sukna because its inhabitants are Arabs, has been in the past, there is a presence of the Berbers remained so some places retain their names Berber
Geography
Sokna is located 16.5 km (10.3 mi) south-west of the district capital Hun, in the Jufra District. The natural springs support native date palm - Phoenix dactylifera groves.
References
Sokna, Libya Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA