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Fezzan

American  
[fez-zahn] / fɛzˈzɑn /

noun

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

Hassan Wanis, head of the general authority for culture in Tripoli, said celebrations and commemorative events were planned in the three regions of old Libya: Tripolitania in the west, Cyrenaica in the east, and Fezzan in the southwest.

From Washington Times

The three council members each represent a region of old Libya: Tripolitania in the west, Cyrenaica in the east, and Fezzan in the southwest.

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