Faya-Largeau

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Faya-Largeau[1] (also known as Faya,[2] Template:Langx or Script error: No such module "Lang".) is the largest city in northern Chad and was the capital of the region of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti.[3] It is now in the Borkou Region, which was formed in 2008 from the Borkou Department of the former Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region.

History

Originally called Faya, the town was renamed Largeau after French Colonel Victor Emmanuel Largeau;[2] upon Chadian independence from France, it assumed the name Faya-Largeau. The town was captured by Libya when Libya annexed the Aouzou Strip in 1975, but was retaken by Hissène Habré's forces in 1980.[4] Libya recaptured Faya-Largeau in 1983, but retreated in 1987 during the so-called Toyota War.[4]

Economy

Due to the considerable underground water supply in the town, the main economic activities are agriculture and natron mining.Template:Sfn The town is serviced by Faya-Largeau Airport (Template:Comma separated entries)[5] with a paved runway, used almost exclusively by military airplanes.

Demographics

Year Population[6]
1993 9,867
2008 14,123

Climate

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LARAF MiG-23MS with empty missile rails rolling along the runway at Faya Largeau AB, some time in the mid-1980s. Also note the radome of an Il-76MD in the foreground left. Faya Largeau was the main Libyan base in northern Chad until the building of Ouadi Doum.

Notable people

See also

References

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