Erg Murzuq

The Murzuq Desert, Idehan Murzuq, or Idhan Murzuq, is an erg in southwestern with a surface of approximately 58,000 km2. It is named after the town of in the Fezzan region.
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  • Type: Sand
  • Description: erg in Libya
  • Also known as: “Murzuq Desert”

Erg Murzuq

Latitude
24.79378° or 24° 47′ 38″ north
Longitude
13.87805° or 13° 52′ 41″ east
Open location code
7FPMQVVH+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138017579
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­sand
Wiki­data ID
Q3326866
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Erg Murzuq” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “صحراء مرزق”
  • Arabic: “عرق مرزق”
  • Bulgarian: “Идехан Мурзук”
  • Chinese: “邁爾祖格沙漠”
  • Czech: “Erg Murzuq”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “صحرا أوباري”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “صحرا مرزق”
  • Finnish: “Murzuqin hiekkameri”
  • French: “Désert de Mourzouq”
  • French: “Erg Mourzouq”
  • Georgian: “ედეიენ-მურზუქი”
  • Georgian: “იდეჰან-მურზუქი”
  • German: “Edeyen von Murzuk”
  • German: “Erg Murzuk”
  • German: “Erg Muzuq”
  • German: “Idhan Murzuq”
  • Italian: “deserto di Murzuch”
  • Italian: “Deserto di Murzuch”
  • Lithuanian: “Idehan Murzukas”
  • Lithuanian: “Murzuko dykuma”
  • Polish: “Idhan Murzuk”
  • Russian: “Идехан-Марзук”
  • Russian: “Идехан-Мурзук”
  • Russian: “Эдейен-Мурзук”
  • Ukrainian: “Ідехан-Мурзук”

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