Traghan
Traghan or Traghen and Turaghan is a small town in the Murzuk Desert in Murzuq District in southwest Libya. It is located east of Murzuk and Zizau. A good high road is said to link Traghan to Zizau in the west, with frequent encrustations of salt.- Type: Town with 8,170 residents
- Description: human settlement in Libya
- Also known as: “Taraghin”, “Tarāghin”, “Trāghan”, “Traghen”, “ⵜⵔⴰⵖⵏ”, and “ⵜⵔⴰⵖⵏ تراغن”
Traghan
- Categories: human settlement, municipality of Libya, and locality
- Location: Murzuq District, Libya, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.9371° or 25° 56′ 14″ north
Longitude
14.43089° or 14° 25′ 51″ east
Population
8,170
Elevation
422 metres (1,385 feet)
Open location code
7FQPWCPJ+R9
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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