Murzuk

Murzuk

also spelled  Marzūq 

      oasis, southwestern Libya. It lies on the northern edge of the Murzuk Sand Sea (Idhān Murzuk). An ancient assembly place for caravans to Lake Chad and the Niger River, it was the traditional capital of the Fezzan province (16th–19th century) and a centre of the Arab slave and arms trade. Once called the “Paris of the Desert,” it was a base for Saharan explorers, including Germans Friederich Konrad Hornemann (Hornemann, Friederich Konrad) in 1798 and Gustav Nachtigal (Nachtigal, Gustav) in 1870–71. After the caravan tracks closed and motor and air travel began, Murzuk declined. Extensive ruins remain, including the old Turkish fort. The Italian fort now serves as a police station. The town is linked to Sabhā, 85 miles (137 km) northeast, by sand track and remains a local trade centre. Its women's market deals in garden and animal products and handicrafts. Pop. (2003 est.) 68,700.

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