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Faya-Largeau (also known as Faya) is the largest city in northern Chad
Chad

Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west....
 and the capital of the region
Regions of Chad

|||}The country of Chad is currently divided into 18 regions. From independence in 1960 until 1999 it was divided into prefectures of Chad. These were replaced in 1999 by departments of Chad....
 of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region

The Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti is one of the regions of Chad of Chad, its capital is Faya-Largeau. It is composed by the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture....
.

inally called Faya, the town was renamed Largeau after French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 Colonel Étienne Largeau; upon Chadian independence from France, it assumed the name Faya-Largeau. The town was captured by Libya
Libya

Libya , officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya , is a country located in North Africa. Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
 when Libya annexed the Aouzou Strip in 1975, but was retaken by Hissène Habré
Hissène Habré

Hiss?ne Habr? , also spelled Hissen Habr?, was the leader of Chad from 1982 until he was deposed in 1990....
's forces in 1980.






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Faya-Largeau (also known as Faya) is the largest city in northern Chad
Chad

Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west....
 and the capital of the region
Regions of Chad

|||}The country of Chad is currently divided into 18 regions. From independence in 1960 until 1999 it was divided into prefectures of Chad. These were replaced in 1999 by departments of Chad....
 of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region

The Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti is one of the regions of Chad of Chad, its capital is Faya-Largeau. It is composed by the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture....
.

History

Originally called Faya, the town was renamed Largeau after French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 Colonel Étienne Largeau; upon Chadian independence from France, it assumed the name Faya-Largeau. The town was captured by Libya
Libya

Libya , officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya , is a country located in North Africa. Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
 when Libya annexed the Aouzou Strip in 1975, but was retaken by Hissène Habré
Hissène Habré

Hiss?ne Habr? , also spelled Hissen Habr?, was the leader of Chad from 1982 until he was deposed in 1990....
's forces in 1980. Libya recaptured Faya-Largeau in 1983, but retreated in 1987.

Economy

Due to the considerable underground water
Water

Water is a common chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of life. In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or States of matter, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor or steam....
 supply in the town, the main industry is agriculture
Agriculture

Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
, while three lake
Lake

A lake is a terrain feature , a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin and moves slowly if it moves at all....
s lie immediately north of Faya-Largeau. The town is serviced by Faya-Largeau Airport
Faya-Largeau Airport

Faya-Largeau Airport is an airport serving Faya-Largeau in Chad....
  with a paved runway.

Demographics

Year Population
1993 9 867
2008 14 123


See also

  • Chadian-Libyan conflict