Bahr el Gazel (,
) was formerly a
department in the
Kanem Region
Kanem () is one of the regions of Chad, 23 regions of Chad. It is named after the famous Kanem Empire, which was centred in this vicinity. The region's capital city, capital is Mao, Chad, Mao. It was created in 2002 from the former prefectures ...
of
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 Afric ...
.
In 2008 the former department was split from Kanem to become a
new region of the same name.
The
capital
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Econom ...
of the former department and new region is
Moussoro.
Sub-divisions
The department was divided into six
sub-prefectures:
*
Amsileb
*
Chadra
*
Mandjoura
*
Michemire
*
Moussoro
*
Salal
''Gaultheria shallon'' is an evergreen shrub in the heather family (Ericaceae), native to western North America. Common names include salal (), shallon, or (mainly in Britain) gaultheria.
Description
''Gaultheria shallon'' is tall, sprawli ...
* Toumia
* Islet
* Mandjoura
See also
*
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.
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Departments grouped by region (prior to ...
References
Former departments of Chad
Kanem Region
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