Faya-Largeau
فايا Faya-Largeau |
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Coordinates | 17 ° 55 ' N , 19 ° 6' E | |
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Country | Chad | |
Borkou | ||
ISO 3166-2 | TD-BO | |
Residents | 14,000 (2007) |
Faya-Largeau or Faya ( Arabic فايا) is an oasis city in northern Chad with around 14,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Borkou region and before 2008 was the capital of Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti .
The climate around Faya is very dry and hot ( desert climate ).
history
The city, which was originally called Faya , was renamed Largeau after the conquest of Borkou by Étienne Largeau in 1913 . It got its old name back in the 1970s. In the 1970s, a development project promoted date production in Faya-Largeau. The city is connected to other cities through Faya-Largeau Airport and has a small power station.
When the Aouzou Strip was captured in 1975, Libya took Faya-Largeau. 1980 Hissène Habré gained control of the city, 1981-1982 Goukouni Oueddei . In 1983 it fell again to Libya, until it withdrew in 1987.
climate
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Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Faya-Largeau
Source: wetterkontor.de
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