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  2. Tuareg people - Wikipedia

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    The Tuareg today inhabit a vast area in the Sahara, stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and the far north of Nigeria. [11] Their combined population in these territories exceeds 2.5 million, with an estimated population in Niger of around 2 million (11% of inhabitants) and in Mali of another 0. ...

  3. Garamantes - Wikipedia

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    The Garamantes may have descended from Libyco-Berber tribes, Toubou tribes, and Saharan pastoralists, [1] [2] [3] who settled in an area of the Fezzan region by at least 1000 BC. [4]

  4. Ghat, Libya - Wikipedia

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    In historical times, Ghat was an important terminal point on a trans-Saharan trade route and a major administrative center in the Fezzan.It was a stronghold for the Kel Ajjer Tuareg federation whose territory covered most of south-western Libya—including Ubari, Sabha and Ghadames, plus south-eastern Algeria (Djanet and Illizi).

  5. Fezzan province - Wikipedia

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    In the north, Arab, Berber and settled Tuareg and Toubou mix. While making up some 30% of the land area of Libya, the Fezzan supports only a small percentage of its population. Large towns like Sabha survive on near-surface water in the wadis of the north and west. The northeast area is dominated by Haruj, a large and unpopulated volcanic field.

  6. Fezzan - Wikipedia

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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.

  7. Idehan Ubari - Wikipedia

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    The Ubari Desert, Idehan Ubari, Idehan Awbari (Idehan means fine sand in Tamasheq [1]) or Ubari Erg is an erg in the hyper-arid Fezzan region of southwestern Libya with a surface area of approximately 58,000 km 2. [2] The area of the Ubari desert has been traditionally inhabited by Tuareg people, a Berber ethnic and traditionally nomadic ...

  8. Tuareg militias of Ghat - Wikipedia

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    Clashes between Tuareg and Tebu tribal militias have repeatedly flared in Ubari at various times during October 2014. [5] The Tebu tribes are affiliated with the Tobruk government in East Libya. On November 5, 2014, a Tuareg militia reportedly seized control of the El Sharara oil field in Fezzan.

  9. Sabha, Libya - Wikipedia

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    Sabha or Sebha / ˈ s ɛ b. h ɑː / (Arabic: سَبْهَا, romanized: Sabhā) is an oasis city in southwestern Libya, [2] approximately 640 kilometres (400 mi) south of Tripoli. [3] It was historically the capital of the Fezzan region and the Fezzan-Ghadames Military Territory and is the capital of the Sabha District. [4]