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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

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

After a troublous reign of ten years he was slain in battle by a Turkish force under Bakir Bey, and Fezzan was added to the Turkish empire.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

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