Fezzan

[fez-zahn]

noun

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

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Historical Examples of fezzan

One had originally come from Ghedames, one from Ghat and one from Fezzan.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917
Various
He was attended by two Arabs and a couple of Fezzan lads he had taken into his service.
Great African Travellers
W.H.G. Kingston
Upon the 17th of November, the caravan halted at Murzuk, the capital of Fezzan.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers
Jules Verne
By the Romans it was called Phazania, whence the present name Fezzan.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3
Various
By this time other friends joined, amongst them poor Ritchie who was going to penetrate by Fezzan to Timbuctoo.
Life of John Keats
Sidney Colvin

British Dictionary definitions for fezzan

Fezzan

noun

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

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