Faya-Largeau
فايا لارجو | |
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  Faya-Largeau Location in Chad (Borkou Region highlighted) | |
| Coordinates: 17°55′01″N 19°7′0″E / 17.91694°N 19.11667°E | |
| Country |  Chad |
| Region | Borkou (since 2008) |
| Department | Borkou |
| Sub-Prefecture | Faya-Largeau |
| Elevation | 245 m (804 ft) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 48,090 |
| Time zone | +1 |
Faya-Largeau[2] (also known as Faya,[3] Arabic: فايا لارجو or فايا) is the largest city in northern Chad and was the capital of the region of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti.[4] It is now in the Borkou Region, which was formed in 2008 from the Borkou Department of the former Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region.
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- ^ "Circonscriptions administrative" (PDF). Archive du Ministère de l’Administration du territoire. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2007-01-01.