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Sakākā, oasis, northwestern Saudi Arabia. It lies on an old caravan route from the Mediterranean Sea coast to the central and southern parts of the Arabian Peninsula. Sakākā lies north of the desert of Al-Nafūd and northeast of Al-Jawf oasis. With government support of agriculture, the main products of the oasis are dates and dairy products.

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