Salal, Chad

Salal (Arabic: سالل) is a town in Chad, lying 380 kilometres (240 mi)  north of N'Djamena on the road to Faya-Largeau. Salal is the second largest city after Moussoro in Bahr el Gazel Region.

Salal سالل
Salal Location in Chad (Bahr el Gazel highlighted)
Coordinates: 14°50′24″N 17°13′11″E
Country	Chad
Region	Bahr el Gazel
Department	Bahr el Gazel Nord
Sub-Prefecture	Salal
Population  (2009)
• Total	4,996
Time zone	+1

A garrison was once at Salal during the conflict with Libya in 1978.^[1] On 15 April 1978, FROLINAT forces, led by Goukouni Oueddei, took Salal before marching south to the Chadian capital, N'Djamena.^[2]

Demographics

Year	Population[3]
1993	471
2009	4,996

References

1. Burr, Millard; Collins, Robert O. (1 February 2008). Darfur: the long road to disaster. Markus Wiener Publishers. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-55876-470-5. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
2. Brecher, Michael; Wilkenfeld, Jonathan (November 1997). A study of crisis. University of Michigan Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-472-10806-0. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
3. "Chad: Regions, Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2021-07-02.