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
Area
• Coordinates	17°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
• Type	Prefecture
Historical era	Cold War
• Established	13 February 1960
• End of French administration	23 January 1965
• Libyan occupation	1973–1987
• Disestablished	1 September 1999
Political subdivisions	Sub-prefectures (1993) Borkou Ennedi Tibesti
Preceded by Succeeded by Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region Borkou Department Ennedi Department Tibesti Department
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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.

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.