Idehan Murzuq
أدهان مرزق | |
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 Marzuq Sand Sea seen from ISS, 2008 (centered at 24°30′N 12°00′E / 24.5°N 12°E). Detailed astronaut photograph, taken from low Earth orbit, showing classic large and small sand masses of the central Sahara where wind is a more powerful land-shaping agent than water. | |
 Map of the topographic features of the Sahara | |
| Country | Libya |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58,000 km2 (22,000 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
The Murzuq Desert, Idehan Murzuq, Idhan Murzuq, (also Murzaq, Murzuk, Marzuq and Murzak), is an erg in southwestern Libya with a surface of approximately 58,000 km2.[1] It is named after the town of Murzuk in the Fezzan region. Like the Idehan Ubari further north, the Idehan Murzuq is part of the greater Sahara Desert region. It is separated from the southern Sahara Desert by the Tibesti Mountains and the Tassili n'Ajjer.