Bahr el Gazel (region of Chad)
Barh El Gazel (Arabic: منطقة بحر الغزال, French: Région du Barh El Gazel) is one of the 23 regions of Chad. The region's name may also be written as Barh El Gazal or Bahr el Gazel. Its capital is the town of Moussoro. The region was created in 2008 from the former Barh El Gazel Department of the Kanem Region.
بحر الغزال
Barh El Gazel Barh El Gazal Bahr el Gazel | |
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Region | |
Moussoro, the capital of Bahr el Gazel | |
Map of Chad showing Barh El Gazel. | |
| Coordinates: 13°38′35″N 16°29′31″E | |
| Country | Chad |
| Departments | 2 |
| Sub-prefectures | 7 |
| Region as of | 2008 |
| Regional capital | Moussoro |
| Government | |
| • Gouverneur | Mahamat Nasser Hassan (2010) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 260,865 |
| ISO 3166 code | TD-BG |
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