Fezzan

[ fez-zahn ]

noun

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

Fezzan

/ fɛˈzɑːn /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Upon the 17th of November, the caravan halted at Murzuk, the capital of Fezzan.

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It was not until after a delay of four months that he was able to resume the journey through the Fezzan.

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He ends his report to the African Society by saying that he proposes visiting Fezzan again in the hope of obtaining new facts.

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By some writers the whole area, including Fezzan and Barca, has been estimated at four hundred thousand square miles.

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Some writers include the oasis of Kufra, east of Fezzan; others declare it to be independent.

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