Murzuq District

Murzuq (Arabic: مرزق‎ Murzuq) is one of the districts of Libya. It is in the south of the country. Its capital is Murzuk. The city was occupied by the Ottoman Empire in 1578 and served as the capital of Fezzan off and on until the Ottomans ceded Libya to Italy in 1912. It was not occupied by the Italians until 1914.

Borders

To the southeast, Murzuq borders the Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region of Chad, and to the southwest it borders the Agadez Department of Niger. The border crossing to Niger is at Tumu. Domestically, it borders the following districts:

The border between Murzuq and Jufra districts was modified after 2007 administrative reorganization of Libyan Districts.

Towns

Among the towns in Murzuq District are: