Murzuq Destrict
| Murzuq (مرزق) | |
| Destrict | |
| Kintra |  Libie
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|---|---|
| Capital | Murzuq |
| Area | 349,790 km2 (135,055 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 78,621 (2006) [2] |
| Density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
 Map o Libie wi Murzuq destrict heichlichtit
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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[eedit | eedit soorce]
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[eedit | eedit soorce]
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[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ before 2007 administrative reorganization
- ↑ "Districts of Libya". statoids.com. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
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