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Faya-Largeau Destination Guide
Touring Faya-Largeau in Chad
Faya-Largeau in the region of Borkou Region with its 13,400 citizens is located in Chad - some 485 mi or ( 780 km ) North-East of N'Djamena , the country's capital city .
Time in Faya-Largeau is now 01:21 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Ndjamena " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Kerkeredanga, Koufi, and Amoul. Being here already, consider visiting Kerkeredanga . Check out our recommendations for Faya-Largeau ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region
The Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti (BET) was until 2008 one of the then 18 regions of Chad, its capital being Faya-Largeau. It comprised the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture. Most of the region was part of the Sahara desert. In 2008, this region was split into three new regions: Borkou Region, Ennedi Region, and Tibesti Region.
Located at 17.92 19.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Bodélé Depression
The Bodélé Depression (also Bodele), located at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert in north central Africa, is the lowest point in Chad. Dust storms from the Bodélé Depression occur on average about 100 days per year (Washington et al. , 2005), one typical example being the massive dust storms that swept over West Africa and the Cape Verde Islands in February 2004. As the wind sweeps between the Tibesti and the Ennedi Mountains in Northern Chad, it is channeled across the depression.
Located at 17.92 19.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Borkou Region
The Borkou region is a region of Chad which was created in 2008 from the Borkou department of the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region the inhabited by Gouran Anakaza ethnic group of northern Chad. Its capital is Faya-Largeau.
Located at 17.92 19.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.