Largeau

E907940

Largeau is the former name of Faya-Largeau, a key oasis town and administrative center in northern Chad’s Sahara Desert.

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Label Occurrences
Largeau canonical 2

Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former place name
human settlement
administrativeRole regional capital
colonialPower France
country Chad
hasClimate hot desert climate
hasFunction caravan stop
regional military outpost
historicalRegion French Equatorial Africa NERFINISHED
languageUsed Arabic NERFINISHED
French
locatedIn Sahara Desert NERFINISHED
central Sahara
northern Chad NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Africa
namedAfter Victor Emmanuel Largeau NERFINISHED
nearbyFeature Tibesti Mountains NERFINISHED
partOf Borkou Region NERFINISHED
presentName Faya-Largeau NERFINISHED
regionType oasis
role administrative centre
oasis town
strategicImportance control of northern Chad
oasis on Saharan routes
successor Faya-Largeau NERFINISHED
usedUntil 20th century

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