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Discover Kourkour in Chad
Kourkour in the region of Borkou Region is a town located in Chad - some 483 mi or ( 778 km ) North-East of N'Djamena , the country's capital .
Local time in Kourkour is now 11:31 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Ndjamena " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: and Amoul. When in this area, you might want to check out Amoul . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kourkour ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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 4 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 4 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 4 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.