Murzuk

This article is about the town in southwestern Libya. For the district of which it is the seat, see Murzuq District.
Murzuk
مرزق
Town
Fort and mosque of Murzuk
Fort and mosque of Murzuk
Murzuk is located in Libya
Murzuk
Murzuk
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 25°54′49″N 13°55′01″E / 25.91361°N 13.91694°E / 25.91361; 13.91694
Country Libya
RegionFezzan
DistrictMurzuq
Elevation
[1]
1,486 ft (453 m)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total12,746
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
License Plate Code15

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.[3] It lies on the northern edge of the Murzuq Desert, an extremely arid region of ergs or great sand dunes which is part of the greater Sahara Desert.

  1. ^ Wolfram Alpha
  2. ^ "World Gazeteer". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013.
  3. ^ Robinson, Harry (1960) "Murzuq" The Mediterranean Lands University Tutorial Press, London, p. 414 OCLC 10499572