Murzuq Destrict

	Murzuq (مرزق)
	Destrict
Kintra	Libie
Capital	Murzuq
Area	349,790 km2 (135,055 sq mi)
Population	78,621 (2006)
Density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
	Map o Libie wi Murzuq destrict heichlichtit

Murzuq (Arabic: مرزق‎ Murzuq) is ane o the destricts o Libie. It is in the sooth o the kintra. Its caipital is Murzuk. The ceety wis occupee'd bi the Ottoman Empire in 1578 an served as the caipital o Fezzan aff an on till the Ottomans cedit Libie tae Italy in 1912. It ws nae occupee'd bi the Italians till 1914.

Borders

Tae the sootheast, Murzuq borders the Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region o Chad, an tae the southwest it borders the Agadez Depairtment o Niger. The mairch crossin tae Niger is at Tumu. Domestically, it borders the follaein destricts:

Ghat - wast
Wadi Al Hayaa - northwast, wast o Sabha
Sabha - northwast, east o Wadi Al Hayaa
Al Jufrah - north
Al Kufrah - east

The mairch atween Murzuq an Al Jufrah destricts wis modified efter 2007 admeenistrative reorganization o Libyan Destricts.

Touns

Amang the touns in Murzuq Destrict are:

Al Qatrun, an oasis an crossroads toun
Al `Uwaynat (Sardalis), an oasis an crossroads toun
Al Wigh, an oasis
Murzuq, admeenistrative center
Qawat, An oasis an crossroad toun
Tajarhi, an oasis an crossroads toun

References

↑ before 2007 administrative reorganization
↑ "Districts of Libya". statoids.com. Retrieved 27 October 2009.

See an aa

Murzuk Sand Sea

Coordinates: 25°54′N 13°54′E / 25.900°N 13.900°E / 25.900; 13.900

[1] re 2007 administrative reorganization

[statoids-2] "Districts of Libya". statoids.com. Retrieved 27 October 2009.

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