Fezzan

American

[fez-zahn] / fɛzˈzɑn /

noun

a former province in SW Libya: part of the Sahara with numerous oases. 220,000 sq. mi. (570,000 sq. km).

Fezzan British

/ fɛˈzɑːn /

noun

a region of SW Libya, in the Sahara: a former province (until 1963)

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Over the past two weeks the company’s chief, Farhat Bengdara, and military officials from eastern Libya have been negotiating with the protest leaders, Fezzan Group.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2024

For example, the Garamantes developed a major urban society in the Libyan Fezzan, and the Masaesyli established the kingdom of Numidia.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Said was forced to travel across the Sahara to the Turkish province of Fezzan, at the eastern end of the Ottoman Empire.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2023

He was sacked after he appeared to welcome Haftar’s victories in Fezzan.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 11, 2019

The kingdom of Fezzan is favored as to climate.

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