Hun, Libya

Hun or Houn /ˈhuːn/ (Arabic: هون, romanized: Hūn) (Italian: Hon) is an oasis town in the northern Fezzan region of southwest Libya.

An important Libyan Italian born in Hun was the internationally renowned painter Mario Schifano (1934–1998).

In the 1930s the Italian government made some important improvements to the small town, including a connection to the coast via the new Fezzan Road.

The natural landscape around Hun mainly consists of black basalt mountains, with extensive sand dunes, and date palm trees - Phoenix dactylifera groves indicating oases.

All three towns are oases characterized by the abundance of natural springs and date palm trees.

Hun el-Fuara, March 1941, Gruppe Schwerin, German Army