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.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti canonical | 4 |
| Ennedi Plateau | 4 |
| Borkou region | 3 |
| Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region | 2 |
| Ennedi region | 2 |
| Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti (former region) | 1 |
| Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti area | 1 |
| Ennedi Massif | 1 |
| Saharan highlands | 1 |
| Tibesti Region | 1 |
| Tibesti region of Chad | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T301566 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Context triple: [Tebu, region, Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti]
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A.
Sahel
The Sahel is a semi-arid transition zone in Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savannas to the south, spanning several countries from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
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B.
Fezzan
Fezzan is a sparsely populated desert region in southwestern Libya, historically significant as a trans-Saharan trade hub and home to several ancient oasis settlements.
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C.
Niger
Niger is a landlocked West African country in the Sahel region, known for its vast desert landscapes, uranium resources, and predominantly rural population.
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D.
Spanish Sahara
Spanish Sahara was a former Spanish colonial territory in northwest Africa, encompassing the area of present-day Western Sahara.
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E.
Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in Northeast Africa that juts into the Arabian Sea and is known for countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti, serving as a strategic and cultural crossroads between Africa and the Arab world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Target entity description: 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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A.
Sahel
The Sahel is a semi-arid transition zone in Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savannas to the south, spanning several countries from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
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B.
Fezzan
Fezzan is a sparsely populated desert region in southwestern Libya, historically significant as a trans-Saharan trade hub and home to several ancient oasis settlements.
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C.
Niger
Niger is a landlocked West African country in the Sahel region, known for its vast desert landscapes, uranium resources, and predominantly rural population.
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D.
Spanish Sahara
Spanish Sahara was a former Spanish colonial territory in northwest Africa, encompassing the area of present-day Western Sahara.
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E.
Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in Northeast Africa that juts into the Arabian Sea and is known for countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti, serving as a strategic and cultural crossroads between Africa and the Arab world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| 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
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| 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
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mountainous areas ⓘ plateau ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+1 ⓘ |
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Subject: Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (21)
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