Fezzan
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The protesters have reportedly called for rehabilitating infrastructure and repairing roads in the southwestern region of Fezzan, one of the historic three provinces of Libya.
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
The push into the Fezzan region has left Haftar in control of two-thirds of the country, most border crossings and many key oil installations, including the large oil fields in the Murzuk basin.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 11, 2019
In the neighborhood of the villages of Fezzan, some ninety in number, situated mostly in the wadies, or apologies for valleys, we find wheat, barley, and other grains under cultivation.
From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.
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