BET Prefecture
E783529
BET Prefecture was a former administrative region in northern Chad encompassing much of the country’s arid Saharan territory, including key strategic and sparsely populated desert areas.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative division
ⓘ
prefecture of Chad ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Faya-Largeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaCharacteristic |
low population
ⓘ
vast territory ⓘ |
| bordersCountry |
Libya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersRegion | Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderType | international land borders ⓘ |
| capital | Faya-Largeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | hyper-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Borkou region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ennedi region NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibesti Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibesti region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Chad ⓘ |
| countrySubdivisionType | prefecture ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
limited pastoralism
ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade routes ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole |
control of northern Chad
ⓘ
frontier zone with Libya ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | administration of northern desert regions of Chad ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sahara Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Chad ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Saharan plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Republic of Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalEntity | former prefecture system of Chad ⓘ |
| populationDensity | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| status | abolished ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | high ⓘ |
| strategicReason |
border with Libya
ⓘ
control of Saharan routes ⓘ |
| terrain |
arid desert
ⓘ
mountainous areas ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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