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Borkou Department
Borkou () is one of two departments of Chad, departments of the Borkou Region in Chad . It was established by Ordinance No. 002/PR/08 of 19 February 2008. Its capital is Faya-Largeau. Bourkou was formerly one of four departments in the Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region of Chad, in the northern Saharan territory of Borkou. In 2008 the Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region was split into three, and the former Bourkou department became a Borkou Region, separate region under the same name. Sub-prefectures The department of Borkou is divided into two Sub-prefectures of Chad, sub-prefectures: * Faya-Largeau * Kouba Olanga See also Departments of Chad References Departments of Chad Borkou Region {{Chad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Chad
The provinces of Chad have been divided into 120 Department (country subdivision), departments since 2024. The departments are listed below, by name and by former region. Departments sorted by name Departments grouped by region (prior to 2018) The following is a list of departments grouped by Regions of Chad, region, prior to the reorganization into provinces in 2018, followed by further division until 2024. Shown next to each department is its population as of 2009, the name of its capital city, capital or main town (''chef-lieu'' in French), and a list of Sub-prefectures of Chad, sub-prefectures (''sous-préfectures''). Bahr el Gazel (region of Chad), Bahr El Gazel Created in 2008 from the Kanem Region, Kanem region's former Barh El Gazel Department, Barh El Gazel department. Batha Region, Batha Borkou Region, Borkou Created in 2008 from the Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region, Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region's former Borkou Department, Borkou department. Chari-Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borkou Region
The Borkou region () is a province of Chad which was created in 2008 from the Borkou department of the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region. Its capital is Faya-Largeau. Geography Borkou is located in the Sahara Desert, and contains parts of the Tibesti Mountains in its north. The highest point in Chad, Emi Koussi, is located in Borkou. The Bodélé Depression lies in the south-central portion of the region. The province borders Libya to the north, Ennedi-Ouest Region to the east, Wadi Fira Region, Batha Region, Bahr el Gazel Region and Kanem Region to the south, and Niger and Tibesti Region the west. The region's northern border lies within the Aouzou Strip, historically a point of dispute between Chad and Libya.Geoffrey Leslie Simons, ''Libya and the West: from independence to Lockerbie'', Centre for Libyan Studies (Oxford, England). Pg. 57 Settlements Faya-Largeau is the provincial capital; other major settlements include Gouro, Kirdimi, Koro Toro and Yar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faya-Largeau
Faya-Largeau (also known as Faya, or ) is the largest city in northern Chad and was the capital of the region of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti. It is now in the Borkou Region, which was formed in 2008 from the Borkou Department of the former Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region. History Originally called ''Faya'', the town was renamed ''Largeau'' after French Colonel Victor Emmanuel Largeau; upon Chadian independence from France, it assumed the name ''Faya-Largeau''. The town was captured by Libya when Libya annexed the Aouzou Strip in 1975, but was retaken by Hissène Habré's forces in 1980. Libya recaptured Faya-Largeau in 1983, but retreated in 1987 during the so-called Toyota War. Economy Due to the considerable underground water supply in the town, the main economic activities are agriculture and natron mining. The town is serviced by Faya-Largeau Airport with a paved runway, used almost exclusively by military airplanes. Demographics Climate Faya-Largeau has a hot desert cli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region
The Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti (BET) was until 2008 one of the then 18 regions of Chad, its capital being Faya-Largeau. It comprised the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture. Most of the region was part of the Sahara desert. In 2008, this region was split into three new regions: Borkou Region, Ennedi Region, and the Tibesti Region. Subdivisions The region of Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti was formerly divided into 4 departments: Demography The region had a population of 70,603 inhabitants in 1993, of whom 59,479 are sedentary and 11,124 nomad. In 2009, the BET counted 286,986 inhabitants. The main ethnico-linguistic groups are the Daza (55.96%), the Teda (22.63%), the Zaghawa (10.17%) and the Arabs Arabs (, , ; , , ) are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa. A significant Arab diaspora is present in various parts of the world. Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of yea ... (2.57%). Natural history There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central African Republic to Central African Republic–Chad border, the south, Cameroon to Cameroon–Chad border, the southwest, Nigeria to Chad–Nigeria border, the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to Chad–Niger border, the west. Chad has a population of 19 million, of which 1.6 million live in the Capital city, capital and largest city of N'Djamena. With a total area of around , Chad is the fifth-largest country in Africa and the List of countries and dependencies by area, twentieth largest nation by area. Chad has several regions: the Sahara desert in the north, an arid zone in the centre known as the Sahel, and a more fertile Sudanian Savanna zone in the south. Lake Chad, after which the country is named, is the second-largest wetl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahara
The Sahara (, ) is a desert spanning across North Africa. With an area of , it is the largest hot desert in the world and the list of deserts by area, third-largest desert overall, smaller only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Arctic. The name "Sahara" is derived from , a broken plural form of ( ), meaning "desert". The desert covers much of North Africa, excluding the fertile region on the Mediterranean Sea coast, the Atlas Mountains of the Maghreb, and the Nile, Nile Valley in Egypt and the Sudan. It stretches from the Red Sea in the east and the Mediterranean in the north to the Atlantic Ocean in the west, where the landscape gradually changes from desert to coastal plains. To the south it is bounded by the Sahel, a belt of Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands, semi-arid tropical savanna around the Niger River valley and the Sudan (region), Sudan region of sub-Saharan Africa. The Sahara can be divided into several regions, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borkou
The Borkou region () is a province of Chad which was created in 2008 from the Borkou department of the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region. Its capital is Faya-Largeau. Geography Borkou is located in the Sahara Desert, and contains parts of the Tibesti Mountains in its north. The highest point in Chad, Emi Koussi, is located in Borkou. The Bodélé Depression lies in the south-central portion of the region. The province borders Libya to the north, Ennedi-Ouest Region to the east, Wadi Fira Region, Batha Region, Bahr el Gazel Region and Kanem Region to the south, and Niger and Tibesti Region the west. The region's northern border lies within the Aouzou Strip, historically a point of dispute between Chad and Libya.Geoffrey Leslie Simons, ''Libya and the West: from independence to Lockerbie'', Centre for Libyan Studies (Oxford, England). Pg. 57 Settlements Faya-Largeau is the provincial capital; other major settlements include Gouro, Kirdimi, Koro Toro and Yarda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sub-prefectures Of Chad
The departments of Chad are divided into 348 sub-prefectures (''sous-préfectures''). List of sub-prefectures by department and by region * The following is a list of departments grouped by region. Shown next to each department is its population as of 2009, the name of its capital or main town ('' chef-lieu'' in French), and a list of sub-prefectures ('' sous-préfectures''). Bahr El Gazel Created in 2008 from the Kanem region's former Barh El Gazel department. Batha Borkou Created in 2008 from the Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region's former Borkou department. Chari-Baguirmi Ennedi Created in 2008 from the Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region's former Ennedi Est and Ennedi Ouest departments. Guéra Hadjer-Lamis Kanem Lac Logone Occidental Logone Oriental Mandoul Mayo-Kebbi Est Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Moyen-Chari Ouaddaï Salamat Sila Created in 2008 from the Ouaddaï region's former Sila and Djourf A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Chad
The provinces of Chad have been divided into 120 Department (country subdivision), departments since 2024. The departments are listed below, by name and by former region. Departments sorted by name Departments grouped by region (prior to 2018) The following is a list of departments grouped by Regions of Chad, region, prior to the reorganization into provinces in 2018, followed by further division until 2024. Shown next to each department is its population as of 2009, the name of its capital city, capital or main town (''chef-lieu'' in French), and a list of Sub-prefectures of Chad, sub-prefectures (''sous-préfectures''). Bahr el Gazel (region of Chad), Bahr El Gazel Created in 2008 from the Kanem Region, Kanem region's former Barh El Gazel Department, Barh El Gazel department. Batha Region, Batha Borkou Region, Borkou Created in 2008 from the Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region, Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region's former Borkou Department, Borkou department. Chari-Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
