Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture

Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture Préfecture du Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
Prefecture of Chad
← 1960–1999 →   →   →
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Capital		Faya-Largeau 17°55′N 19°07′E / 17.917°N 19.117°ECoordinates: 17°55′N 19°07′E / 17.917°N 19.117°E
Government		Prefecture
Historical era		Cold War
•	Established[1]	13 February 1960
•	End of French administration[2]	23 January 1965
•	Libyan occupation	1973–1987
•	Disestablished[1]	1 September 1999
Area
•	1960	530,000 km^2 (204,634 sq mi)
•	1993	600,350 km^2 (231,796 sq mi)
Population
•	1960	51,472
	Density	0.1 /km^2  (0.3 /sq mi)
•	1993	73,185
	Density	0.1 /km^2  (0.3 /sq mi)
Political subdivisions		Sub-prefectures (1993)[3] Borkou Ennedi Tibesti
Area and population source:[1]

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.

Located in the north of Chad it was adjacent to Libya, 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.

References

1. "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Regions of Chad". www.statoids.com.
2. "World Statesmen: Chad". World Statesmen.org.
3. "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Departments of Chad". www.statoids.com.

Prefectures of Chad

Batha · Biltine · Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti · Chari-Baguirmi · Guéra · Kanem · Lac · Logone Occidental · Logone Oriental · Mayo-Kébbi · Moyen-Chari · Ouaddaï · Salamat · Tandjilé ·

See also : Regions of Chad - Departments of Chad