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
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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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.