Bahr el Gazel (region of Chad)
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Not to be confused with Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan).
Barh El Gazel[1][4][5][6][7][8] (Arabic: منطقة بحر الغزال, French: Région du Barh El Gazel)[7] is one of the 23 regions of Chad. The region's name may also be written as Barh El Gazal[2] or Bahr el Gazel.[3] Its capital is the town of Moussoro.[6] The region was created in 2008 from the former Barh El Gazel Department of the Kanem Region.[9]
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بحر الغزال
Barh El Gazel Barh El Gazal Bahr el Gazel | |
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Coordinates: 13°38′35″N 16°29′31″E | |
Country | Chad |
Departments | 2 |
Sub-prefectures | 7 |
Region as of | 2008 |
Regional capital | Moussoro |
Government | |
• Gouverneur | Mahamat Nasser Hassan (2010)[1] |
Population (2009)[2] | |
• Total | 260,865 |
ISO 3166 code | TD-BG[3] |
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