Largeau
E907940
Largeau is the former name of Faya-Largeau, a key oasis town and administrative center in northern Chad’s Sahara Desert.
All labels observed (1)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.