Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti (prefecture)

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Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture was the largest of the 14 prefectures of Chad between 1960 and 1999. It was transformed into Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region, one of the 18 regions into which the country has been divided since 2002. Its name is often abbreviated to BET.

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Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture
Préfecture du Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
Prefecture of Chad
1960–1999
Flag of Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti

CapitalFaya-Largeau
Area
  Coordinates17°55′N 19°07′E
 
 1960
530,000 km2 (200,000 sq mi)
 1993
600,350 km2 (231,800 sq mi)
Population 
 1960
51,472
 1993
73,185
  TypePrefecture
Historical eraCold War
 Established[1]
13 February 1960
 End of French administration[2]
23 January 1965
1973–1987
 Disestablished[1]
1 September 1999
Political subdivisionsSub-prefectures (1993)[3]
  • Borkou
  • Ennedi
  • Tibesti
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region
Borkou Department
Ennedi Department
Tibesti Department
Area and population source:[1]
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Located in the north of Chad it was adjacent to Algeria, while also bordering Niger and Sudan. Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti covered an area of 600,350 km2, almost half of Chad's total area. It had a population of 73,185 (as of 1993), partly nomadic and also scattered small towns and other settlements. Its capital was Faya-Largeau.

Geography

Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti is located in the Sahara Desert and extends into the Sahel. Its diverse topography ranges from the volcanic Tibesti Mountains to the Bodélé Depression, a vast Holocene lake-bed that is one of the Earth's strongest dust storm producing regions. Overall, the territory is extremely arid.

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