Zizau
جيزاو | |
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Village | |
  Zizau Location in libya | |
| Coordinates: 25°54′N 14°10′E / 25.900°N 14.167°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Fezzan |
| District | Murzuq |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Zizau or Zezow[1] (Arabic: جيزاو) is a village in the Murzuk Desert in Murzuq District in southwest Libya. It is located east of Murzuk and just to the southwest of Funqul.[citation needed] A good high road is said to connect Zizau to Traghan, with frequent incrustations of salt.[1] The village was visited by western explorers in 1822-24 who described it at the time as having "merely a few huts".[2]
- ^ a b Hornemann, Friedrich; Laing, Alexander Gordon (1964). Missions to the Niger. Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ Denham, Dixon; Clapperton, Hugh; Oudney, Walter (1826). Narrative of travels and discoveries in Northern and Central Africa: in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824. John Murray. Retrieved 18 September 2011.