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French administration was largely exercised through Fezzan notables of the family of Sayf Al Nasr. Disquieting to the tribes in western Fezzan was the administrative attachment of Ghat, and its surrounding area, to French-ruled Algeria. [14] However, when the French military control ceased in 1951, all of Fezzan became part of the Kingdom of Libya.
Fezzan was a province under the Ottoman Turks and Italy, and a province or governorate of independent Libya (alongside Tripolitania and Cyrenaica) until 1963. With the introduction of the new administrative division of Libya in 1963, Fezzan was abolished as an independent administrative unit and was divided into the muhafazat of Awbari and Sabha .
The Battles for Murzuch, or the Reconquest of Fezzan, was a series of operations in the region today known as Fezzan. Italian soldiers and local fighters fought for who would have control over the region and the city of Murzuch , and the Italians were eventually victorious.
Fezzan's climate is extreme, characterized by very hot summers and cool winters, with scarce rainfall. The valleys play a crucial role in the region's connectivity, serving as entry points from the north to towns like Waddan, Sawknah, and Hun, linking Fezzan to other parts of Libya.
Map of Fezzan and Tripolitania in 1771. Awlad Muhammad (or Ouled Muhammed) was a tribe that ruled over the Fezzan region from 1550 to 1812. [1] [2] At their height, their domain extended from Sokna in the north to Murzuq in the south.
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The Fezzan-Ghadames Military Territory was a territory in the southern part of Italian Libya which was occupied and administered by Free France from 1943 until Libya gained independence in 1951. It was part of the allied occupation of Libya .
Fezzan — the former Italian Libya Fezzan province, post-independence Governorate (1951 - 1963), and modern southwestern geographic region of Libya Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fezzan . Subcategories