Tumu, Libya Explained

Official Name:Tummu
Native Name:Arabic: تومو
Pushpin Map:Libya
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Libya
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Fezzan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Murzuq
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2009
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:22.653°N 14.091°W

Tumu is a border checkpoint in Libya at the Libya–Niger border in the Murzuq District. It is 310 kilometres south of Qatrun, the closest Libyan settlement on the desert road. Tumu consists of little more than a few government shacks, and the border checkpoint is frequently closed, which requires travellers crossing from Niger to report at Qatrun.

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