Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti (prefecture)
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.
| Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture Préfecture du Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti | |||||||||||||
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| Prefecture of Chad | |||||||||||||
| 1960–1999 | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Faya-Largeau | ||||||||||||
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| • 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 | ||||||||||||
| 1973–1987 | |||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 September 1999 | ||||||||||||
| Political subdivisions | Sub-prefectures (1993)
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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.
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