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Fezzan

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Fez·zan  (f-zn)
A region of southwest Libya. It was under Turkish control from the 16th century until 1912.

Fezzan [fɛˈzɑːn]
n
(Placename) a region of SW Libya, in the Sahara: a former province (until 1963)


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The cave drawings found in the Sahara's Fezzan area, date Libyan civilization back to at least 12,000 BC, and since the country has experienced occupation under Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Ottomans, and Byzantines, all have left behind traces of their conquests.
Separated from Ghadames by the Qarqaf uplift, the Murzuk Basin lies in a remote province formerly called Fezzan.
On his part, the Chairman of the Conference's Scientific Committee explained the idea of holding the conference is in line with execution of housing and infrastructure projects in Great Jamahiriya in General and in Fezzan in particular.
 
 
 
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