Murzuk

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
Elevation1,486 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