Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti

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Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti was a former administrative region in northern Chad, known for its vast Sahara desert landscapes, including the Ennedi Plateau and Tibesti Mountains, and its predominantly Toubou (Tebu) population.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative region
former region of Chad
administrativeStatus abolished
areaRankingInChad largest region by area before 2008 reorganization
borderCountry Libya
Niger
Sudan
borderRegionOfChad Batha
Bornu Empire
surface form: Kanem

Ouaddaï
Wadi Fira
capital Faya-Largeau
climate hot desert climate
contains Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti self-linksurface differs
surface form: Borkou region

Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ennedi Plateau

Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ennedi region

Tibesti Mountains
Tibesti Mountains
surface form: Tibesti region
continent Africa
country Chad
dissolvedInto Borkou
surface form: Borkou Region

Ennedi
surface form: Ennedi Region

Tibesti Region
economicActivity oasis agriculture
pastoralism
trade routes across Sahara
highestPointOfChadLocatedIn Emi Koussi
historicalUse trans-Saharan caravan routes
largestCity Faya-Largeau
locatedIn Sahel
surface form: northern Chad
namedAfter Borkou
Ennedi
Tibesti Mountains
surface form: Tibesti
notableFeature rock formations of Ennedi Plateau
volcanic peaks of Tibesti Mountains
notablePeak Emi Koussi
officialLanguage Arabic
French
partOf Sahara Desert
populationDensity very low
predominantEthnicGroup Tebu
Toubou
religionMajority Islam
terrain desert
mountainous areas
plateau
timeZone UTC+1

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tebu region Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
Central Sahara contains Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
this entity surface form: Ennedi Plateau
Tibesti Mountains region Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
this entity surface form: Borkou region
Tibesti Mountains region Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
this entity surface form: Tibesti Region
Toubou region Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
this entity surface form: Borkou region
Toubou region Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
this entity surface form: Ennedi region
Toubou populationCenter Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
this entity surface form: Tibesti region of Chad
Toubou populationCenter Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
this entity surface form: Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region
Teda politicalRegion Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti contains Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ennedi Plateau
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti contains Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Borkou region
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti contains Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ennedi region
Daza region Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
Borkou partOf Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
this entity surface form: Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti (former region)
Adrar des Ifoghas mountains partOf Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
subject surface form: Adrar des Ifoghas
this entity surface form: Saharan highlands
Battle of Faya-Largeau (1980) locatedIn Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
this entity surface form: Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region
Ennedi hasPart Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
this entity surface form: Ennedi Plateau
Ennedi hasPart Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
this entity surface form: Ennedi Massif
Chad (region proximity via Fezzan) hasMountainRange Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
subject surface form: Chad
this entity surface form: Ennedi Plateau
Faya-Largeau partOf Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
this entity surface form: Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti area
Gorane people region Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti