Stokka
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Stokka is a suburb of Lura
, Sandnes
, Norway
. Stokka is bordered on the south by Bærheim and Soma
, to the east by Lura, to the north by Forus
, Stavanger
, and to the west by Sola municipality
. Large parts of the area are industrialised, with the area north of Løwenstrasse used as the headquarters of Forus Næringspark.
Stokka is linked to the north with the Forus canal, to the east by E39, to the south to Soma and to the west with Sola.
Stokka is a suburb of Lura
Lura, Norway
Lura is a borough of the city of Sandnes, Norway. It has a population of 8,212 and is 8.0 km² in size.-References:...
, Sandnes
Sandnes
is a city and municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren.-History:Sandnes was separated from Høyland as a municipality of its own in 1860, and gained city status the same year...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Stokka is bordered on the south by Bærheim and Soma
Soma
Soma , or Haoma , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sauma-, was a ritual drink of importance among the early Indo-Iranians, and the subsequent Vedic and greater Persian cultures. It is frequently mentioned in the Rigveda, whose Soma Mandala contains 114 hymns, many praising its energizing qualities...
, to the east by Lura, to the north by Forus
Forus
Forus is an industrial district in the borough Hinna in Stavanger, Norway. It borders to the Gandsfjord and stretches south and west to the municipalities Sandnes and Sola...
, Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
, and to the west by Sola municipality
Sola
Sola is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren. The old municipality of Håland was divided into Sola and Madla in 1930....
. Large parts of the area are industrialised, with the area north of Løwenstrasse used as the headquarters of Forus Næringspark.
Stokka is linked to the north with the Forus canal, to the east by E39, to the south to Soma and to the west with Sola.