Borkou Region
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Borkou Region is a sparsely populated administrative region in northern Chad, encompassing parts of the Sahara Desert and serving as an important center for desert trade and transport.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Borkou Region canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative region
ⓘ
region of Chad ⓘ |
| administrativeCentre | Faya-Largeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region (former)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ennedi Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanem Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibesti Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Faya-Largeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Faya-Largeau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
oases ⓘ rocky plateaus ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ |
| country | Chad ⓘ |
| createdFrom | Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
camel caravans
ⓘ
desert trade ⓘ trans-Saharan trade ⓘ transport ⓘ |
| governingCountry | Republic of Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapitalRole | Faya-Largeau as regional capital ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
nomadic populations
ⓘ
remote settlements ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
Borkou Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Borkou Department (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ Borkou Yala Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
desert trade
ⓘ
desert transport ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Sahel-Sahara zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSparselyPopulated | true ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sahara Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnTransportRoute | trans-Saharan routes ⓘ |
| partOf | Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDensity | low ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| terrain | desert ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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