Murzuk
مرزق | |
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Town | |
![]() Fort and mosque of Murzuk | |
Coordinates: 25°54′49″N 13°55′01″E / 25.91361°N 13.91694°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Fezzan |
District | Murzuq |
Elevation | 1,486 ft (453 m) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 12,746 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
License Plate Code | 15 |
Murzuk, Murzuq, Murzug or Merzug (Arabic: مرزق) is an oasis town and the capital of the Murzuq District in the Fezzan region of southwest Libya.[3] It lies on the northern edge of the Murzuq Desert, an extremely arid region of ergs or great sand dunes which is part of the greater Sahara Desert.