Wadi Zighen

Saharan oasis in Libya

Wadi Zighen (also Wadi Zighan) is a depression (height 310 metres) located in the Libyan Desert in the Kufra District of Libya, about 180 km north-northwest of El Tag and east of Tazirbu.[1] There are five wells, the most important is named Bir el Hárasc. Around the wells grow some palms, but there are no permanent inhabitants.[1]

Sources

  • Bertarelli, L.V. (1929). Guida d'Italia, Vol. XVII (in Italian). Milano: Consociazione Turistica Italiana.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Bertarelli (1929), p. 515.
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Libya Kufra District, Libya
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