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Town in Fezzan, Libya
Murzuk, Murzuq, Murzug or Merzug (Arabic: مرزق) is an oasis town and the capital of the Murzuq District in the Fezzan region of southwest Libya. It lies
Murzuk
Sandy desert in Libya
Murzaq, Murzuk, Marzuq and Murzak), is an erg in southwestern Libya with a surface of approximately 58,000 km2. It is named after the town of Murzuk in the
Murzuq_Desert
North-eastern part of the Sahara Desert
Trans-Saharan trade between Kharga (the Darb al Arbein) close to the Nile, and Murzuk in the Libyan Fezzan. This obscurity saw the region overlooked by early
Libyan_Desert
Country in North Africa
Nafusa Mountains. Southern Libya, primarily Sebha, Kufra, Ghat, Ghadamis and Murzuk, is also inhabited by two other ethnic groups; the Tuareg and Toubou. Libya
Libya
Trade between sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa
called the Bilma Trail. The Garamantean Road passed south of the desert near Murzuk before turning north to pass between the Alhaggar and Tibesti Mountains
Trans-Saharan_trade
Fasilides Castle Kusquam Castle Fort Jesus Lord Egerton Castle (Ngata) Murzuk Castle in Murzuk Sabha Castle in Sabha Red Castle in Tripoli Soroca Castle Artificial
Lists_of_castles_by_country
Province of Libya
sixteenth century led to the founding of the Awlad Muhammad dynasty, with Murzuk becoming the capital of Fezzan. Around 1565 it was ruled by Muhammad ibn
Fezzan
World War II British military operation
of Sollum, Kufra Oasis, Jalo at the west end of the Great Sand Sea and Murzuk, 500 mi (800 km) south of Tripoli. The oasis of Giarabub was attacked in
Operation_Compass
District of Libya
Murzuq) is a districts of Libya in the south of the country. Its capital is Murzuk. The city was occupied by the Ottoman Empire in 1578 and served as the capital
Murzuq_District
Sarapion, Sennar. North Africa – Caesarea, Carthage, Cyrene, Leptis Magna, Murzuk, Sijilmassa, Tamanrasset, Tingis. Arabia – Cane, Eudaemon Arabia, Mokha
Cities_along_the_Silk_Road
German explorer (1772–1801)
to London. He then returned to Murzuk. Nothing further is known with certainty concerning him or his companion. In Murzuk Hornemann had collected a great
Friedrich_Hornemann
French general (1902–1947)
Libya. Leclerc's attention was drawn to two Italian outposts in the desert, Murzuk in southwestern Libya and Kufra in the southeast. Both were over 1,000 miles
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Philippe_Leclerc_de_Hauteclocque
2011–2012 de facto government of Libya
Gharyan Jamal Issa – City of Kabaw Ali Gamma – City of Murzuk Abd al-Hadi Shaweesh – City of Murzuk Ramadan Khaled – City of Msallata Ibrahim BenGhasheer
National_Transitional_Council
Town in Fezzan, Libya
(Arabic: تراغن) is a small town in the Murzuk Desert in Murzuq District in southwest Libya. It is located east of Murzuk and Zizau. A good high road is said
Traghan
El-Hash – 1,054 (23.71%) • Mohamed Ibrahim Makhi Abdulqader – 974 (21.91%) Murzuk Seats: 4. Candidates: 38 Elected: • Masoud Abdul Salam Ebaid Ettaher – 6
List of members elected to the General National Congress, 2012
List_of_members_elected_to_the_General_National_Congress,_2012
Part of the First Libyan Civil War
the loyalists or the rebels. Toubou tribal fighters reportedly captured Murzuk. At least one NTC official suggested that the Jufra District, including
Fezzan_campaign
the Tibesti region and southern Libya especially near the Libyan city of Murzuk. The FNDJT was created by former Movement for Democracy and Justice in Chad
National Front for Democracy and Justice
National_Front_for_Democracy_and_Justice
Old city section found in many North African cities
after its fortress Casbah of Dellys Tlemcen Derna Ghadames Gharyan Hun Murzuk Tripoli Waddan Tazirbu Benghazi Asilah Casablanca Chefchaouen Essaouira
Medina_quarter
Second-level administrative divisions of Libya
(Historical Capital) 33 Murzuk Murzuk (Capital) Fezzan 34 Eshargia Murzuk Fezzan 35 Wadi Utba Wadi Shatii Fezzan 36 Traghan Murzuk Fezzan 37 Ubari Wadi al
Baladiyat_of_Libya
Traditional province of Libya
Fort and mosque of Murzuk
Fezzan_province
Islamic religious scholar and political leader (1776–1837)
al-Kanemi dynasty transitioned into de jure monarchs. al-Kanemi was born in Murzuk in 1776. His father, Muhammad Ninka, was a well-known local Kanembu mallam
Muhammad_al-Amin_al-Kanemi
Bulgarian revolutionary
Fezzan in Sahara.[citation needed] He died of tuberculosis on 8 June 1908 in Murzuk, but his skull was returned to Macedonia by Pavel Shatev and Georgi Bogdanov
Milan_Arsov
Reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army
Chad, and on 11 January carried out a joint raid on the Italian fort at Murzuk. After two hours' fighting the fort remained in Italian hands, but the adjoining
Long_Range_Desert_Group
Village in Fezzan, Libya
(Arabic: جيزاو) is a village in the Murzuk Desert in Murzuq District in southwest Libya. It is located east of Murzuk and just to the southwest of Funqul
Zizau
Broad area of desert covered with wind-swept sand
accumulated in subsiding structural and topographic basins, such as the Murzuk Sand Sea of Libya, may attain great thicknesses (more than 1000 m) but others
Erg_(landform)
1516–1830 autonomous Ottoman state in North Africa
(Algeria), Taoudenni (Mali), Iférouane, Chinguetti (Mauritania), Kufra, and Murzuk (Libya)." Algerian commerce faced significant constraints due to state-imposed
Regency_of_Algiers
Ritchie (?-1818) & George Lyon (1795–1832) [1818]. Travelled from Tripoli to Murzuk. Major Alexander Gordon Laing (1793–1826) [1825-26]. René Caillié (1799–1838)
List_of_Saharan_explorers
Qubah / القبة 24,631 36 Tawergha / تاورغاء * 24,223 37 Al Maya 23,222 38 Murzuk / مرزق 22,395 39 Brega 21,715 40 Teghsat 21,642 41 Hun 19,816 42 Jalu 18
List_of_cities_in_Libya
Libyan political figure (1972–2026)
Council source claimed that Gaddafi had been given a forged passport near Murzuk and was in the Ghat area near the border of Niger and Algeria. The same
Saif_al-Islam_Gaddafi
Traditional administrative divisions of Libya
military districts administered from the desert oases towns of Ghat, Brak, Murzuk and Hun. The Senussi order Kufra oasis area in the southeastern Libyan Desert
Provinces_of_Libya
British explorer and Governor of Sierra Leone
reasons unknown, Denham was detained in Tripoli, and the mission proceeded to Murzuk, in Fezzan, without him on 23 February 1822. Denham eventually left Tripoli
Dixon_Denham
Historical subdivision of Libya
Ghadamès Ghadames 52,247 15 Sawfajjin Bani Walid 45,195 20 مرزق Mourzouq Murzuk 42,294 18 ترهونة Tarhounah Tarhuna 84,640 23 يفرن Yafran Yafran 73,420 24
Subdivisions_of_Libya
of southern Libya. They live around the Gabraoun oasis, at the town of Murzuk, where they harvest natron and Artemia salina (brine shrimp) in the salty
Dawada
Prehistoric artwork in the Saharan desert
are found in blackened sandstone. Tadrart Acacus: Near the sand dune of Murzuk, bordering Tassili n'Ajjer, exists 12,000 year old prehistoric rock art
Saharan_rock_art
French explorer
Tripoli–Murzuk–Lake Chad route map by Monteil, published 1895
Parfait-Louis_Monteil
aquifers is also available. Bas Saharan Basin Lotikipi Basin Aquifer (Kenya) Murzuk-Djado Basin Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System Indus Basin Ganges-Brahmaputra
List_of_aquifers
Ethnic group in the central Sahara
Muammar Gaddafi, briefly capturing the town of Qatrun and claiming to capture Murzuk for the rebel movement a month later. In March 2012, bloody clashes broke
Toubou_people
Mizda District x Mizda مرزق Murzuq District (Marzug in 1995) x x Murzaq 5 x Murzuk النقازة Naggaza 4 نالوت Nalut District x x Nalout Nalut سبها Sabha District
Districts_of_Libya
Libyan military general (born 1945)
of June 2021, Kanna's Tuareg brigades remain in control of Ghat, Ubari, Murzuk, and the Issine border crossing (the southern crossing point between Libya
Ali_Kanna
Kofra 652 Kussabat 326 Mamura 277 Massa 852 Matred 275 Misrata 51 Mizda 422 Murzuk 725 Nalut 47 Noflia 555 Ojla 653 Reyana 453 Rujban 452 Sabratha 24 Sebha
Telephone_numbers_in_Libya
Ghost town in Niger
region is mostly nomadic. Die geomorphologische Entwicklung des westlichen Murzuk-Beckens, des Djado-Plateaus und des nördlichen Kaouar (Zentrale Sahara)
Djado
Libyan businessman (born 1946)
schools in Murzuk and Tripoli, where he obtained a degree in science and mathematic. After his graduation in 1967, he returned to Murzuk to work as a
Bashir_Saleh
Marko Boshnakov Portrait of Marko Boshnakov Born 1878 (1878) Ohrid, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire Died 1908 (aged 29–30) Murzuk, Fezzan, Ottoman Empire
Marko_Boshnakov
twenty-six vehicles. They mounted a raid against the airfield at the oasis of Murzuk, capital of the Fezzan region of Libya. Ten Free French (three officers
Military history of France during World War II
Military_history_of_France_during_World_War_II
English surgeon, explorer and naturalist
before. A year later, due to many delays, they had only reached as far as Murzuk, the capital of Fezzan, where they both fell ill with fever. They ran out
Joseph_Ritchie
Sandstone massif in Algeria's central Sahara Desert
24, 2025 [6] [7] Julien Moreau, Laite Ordovician deglaciation of the SW Murzuk Basin (Libya), Basin Research, 2011, p. 15, [8], PDF, 6 MB, retrieved on
Tassili_n'Ajjer
Spanish noble
of Talamanca de Jarama and captured, but soon released, the local Wali Murzuk and his wife. At the same time, Ordoño ravaged Coria. One chronicle says
Rodrigo_of_Castile
Russian politician and businessman
Suleiman, Warfalla, Gaddaf) and the leadership of the cities of Ubari, Ghat, Murzuk, Sabha, Gdamez and others. The strategy and prospects for the end of the
Lev_Dengov
British naval officer and explorer
Murzuk, where they were later joined by Major Dixon Denham, who found both men in a wretched condition. They eventually proceeded south from Murzuk on
Hugh_Clapperton
and traditional folk dances, particularly in Derna, Al-Bayda, Kufra, and Murzuk, as well as other parts of eastern and central Libya. Traditionally, zokras
Music_of_Libya
believed by many Libyans to have originated in the southern oasis town of Murzuk, from which its name was allegedly derived. The term Murzuqawi is said to
Mirskaawi
Military Campaign in Western Libya
against a wedding in Murzuk killed 43 people and injured 60. The European External Action Service commented on the civilian deaths at Murzuk and referred to
Western_Libya_campaign
Village in Fezzan, Libya
Murzuq Desert in Murzuq District in southwest Libya. It is located east of Murzuk and just to the northeast of Zizau.[citation needed] To the east is Traghan
Funqul
Russian poet, writer, and playwright
"Винтик-шпунтик" (Screw Cog), "Маленький чёрный Мурзук" (Little Black Murzuk), and "Рикша из Шанхая" (Rickshaw from Shanghai). In 1926, Agnivtsev published
Nikolai_Agnivtsev
Libyan civil war timeline
loyal to the Tripoli government rebelled in the cities of Ghat, Ubari, and Murzuk against Haftar forces. 7 May Areas around the embassies of Turkey and Italy
Timeline of the Libyan civil war (2014–2020)
Timeline_of_the_Libyan_civil_war_(2014–2020)
English naval officer and explorer (1796–1832)
needed] A year later, due to much officialdom they had only got as far as Murzuk where they both fell ill. Ritchie never recovered and died there, but Lyon
George_Francis_Lyon
Topics referred to by the same term
Indian film Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai Sharara (surname) El Sharara oil field, Murzuk, Libya Nickname of Mohammad Abu Zrayq, Jordanian footballer ash-Sharara
Sharara_(disambiguation)
Town in Cyrenaica, Libya
trader from Jalu named Schehaymah became lost while travelling to Wadai via Murzuk in the Fezzan. He was found by some Bidayat, who took him via Ounianga to
Awjila
Town in Fezzan, Libya
importance and rank of capital. When the Awlad Muhammad dynasty established Murzuk as their capital to the west of Zawila, the trade routes were diverted there
Zawila
Place in Fezzan, Libya
crossroads between Sabha-Ubari road, and the south road to Tesawa, and Murzuk. Amraja M. el Khajkhaj, "Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia", Dar as Saqia
Al_Fejeij
characteristic that distinguishes it from the adjacent intracratonic Kufra, Murzuk, and Ghadames basins. The area of the Sirte Basin occupies about 230,000 km2
Sirte_Basin
Former commander of the Libyan Air Force
Tripoli, Ali Sharif al-Rifi was reported to be in the southern Libyan town of Murzuk before fleeing to the neighbouring country of Niger, arriving in the northern
Ali_Sharif_al-Rifi
Volcanic field in Libya
250-to-530-metre-high (820 to 1,740 ft) Tertiary surface between the Paleozoic to Tertiary Murzuk and Sirte Basins; the Syrte embayment during the Miocene reached into the
Haruj
Sultan of Wadai
in Cyrenaica named Schehaymah became lost while travelling to Wadai via Murzuk in the Fezzan. He was found by some Bidayat, who took him via Ounianga to
Abd_al-Karim_Sabun
French soldier (1832-1881)
observed that the Turks and the merchants of Tripoli, Ghadames, Ghat and Murzuk would be opposed to a Trans-Saharan railway that would divert trade to Algeria
Paul_Flatters
Deliberate and scientific exploration of deserts
the course of the River Niger and the location of Timbuktu. He died in Murzuk. Helen Thayer – 20th-century walker and explorer. Michiel Franken- First
Desert_exploration
Revolutionary from Macedonia (1882–1951)
commuted to life imprisonment, and the four were sent to exile in the town of Murzuk in Fezzan. In 1906, Shatev went along with other 50 prisoners from Ottoman
Pavel_Shatev
in the Triassic, but also extending into the Jurassic. In fact, in the Murzuk Basin and Kufra Basin, the pattern continued into the Early Cretaceous,
Geology_of_Libya
British diplomat
should provide an armed escort. When the expedition faltered at the town of Murzuk, Warrington was called upon to provide more funds and once again use his
Hanmer_Warrington
dominates the south with occasional oasis cultivation at Kufra, Sabha and Murzuk. Studies from the 1970s indicated that at any given time, about one-third
Agriculture_in_Libya
Name list
1996), French-born Moroccan footballer Marzouki Marzuki Merzouga Murzik Murzuk This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the
Marzouk
nearby Mesak Settafet escapement (Wadi Mathendous), Ottoman-era forts in Murzuk, the unique dune-ringed lakes of the Idehan Ubari Sand Sea and the nearby
Tourism_in_Libya
rebels of the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR), at the time based south of Murzuk, preferred to leave southern Libya than face the LNA. The UFR began a week-long
Bombardment_of_Ennedi
Dutch explorer, photographer (1835–1869)
order in her group. In the early morning of 1 August, on the route from Murzuk to Ghat, she was murdered together with two Dutch sailors in her party,
Alexine_Tinne
Libya, seizing East Tripolitania, Ghadames, the Djebel and Fezzan with Murzuk during 1913. November 20 – The Ministry of the Colonies is established to
1912_in_Italy
country, seizing East Tripolitania, Ghadames, the Djebel and Fezzan with Murzuk during 1913. April 19 – Strike of automobile workers of the Isotta Fraschini
1913_in_Italy
Armenian painter (1884–1928)
"Giroflé-Girofla", 1922, Museum. Bakhrushina Sketch "Procession of the Moors and Murzuk" for the operetta "Girofle-Giroflya", 1922, Museum. Bakhrushina Sketch of
Georgy_Bogdanovich_Yakulov
Crude 0.588 2004 40 1998 Libya Al Jurf 9/2003 Total Crude 2007 40 Libya Murzuk NC-186 A & D 10/2003 Repsol 0.29 2005 75 2000 Nigeria Abo 4/2003 Eni Crude
Oil_megaprojects_(2003)
mercenaries between Chad and Libya. Toubou tribal fighters reportedly captured Murzuk, a town in southwest Libya. Reuters reported that the Zawiya oil refinery
Timeline of the 2011 Libyan Civil War and military intervention (16 August – 23 October)
Timeline_of_the_2011_Libyan_Civil_War_and_military_intervention_(16_August_–_23_October)
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Brave Friend
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Another name of Lord Murugan
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Morning light
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Surname or Lastname
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English : habitational name from a place in Derbyshire named Abney, from the Old English personal name Abba (+ genitive -n) + Old English ēg ‘island’. The surname is now much more common in the U.S. than in England.
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English variant form of Celtic Boudica, BONDUCA means "victory."
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Lord of Vedas
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