Borkou Region
region of Chad
17°55′00″N 19°07′00″E / 17.9167°N 19.1167°E
Borkou
بركو | |
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 Inner crater of Emi Koussi, highest mountain in Chad, located in Borkou | |
 Map of Chad showing the Borkou region | |
| Country | Chad |
| Departments | 2 |
| Sub-prefectures | 4 |
| Region | 2012 |
| Capital | Faya-Largeau |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 97,251 |
The Borkou region is a region of Chad. Its capital is Faya-Largeau. It was created in 2008 from the Borkou department of the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region.
Borkou is in the Sahara Desert. It has parts of the Tibesti Mountains in its north. The highest point in Chad, Emi Koussi, is in Borkou.[1]
The region is divided into 2 departments - Borkou (capital Faya-Largeau) and Borkou Yala (capital Kirdimi).
References
change- ↑ "Borkou | region, Chad". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2017-05-31.