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Faya-Largeau[1] (also known as Faya)[2] is the largest city in northern Chad and the capital of the region of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti. Chad (Tchad تشاد Tshād) officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a Landlocked country in Central Africa. |||} The country of Chad is currently divided into 18 regions The Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti (BET is one of the 18 regions of Chad, its capital is Faya-Largeau. [3] It has a population of 9,867 (as of 1993). Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)
Originally called Faya, the town was renamed Largeau after French Colonel Étienne Largeau;[2] upon Chadian independence from France, it assumed the name Faya-Largeau. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The town was captured by Libya when Libya annexed the Aouzou Strip in 1975, but was retaken by Hissène Habré's forces in 1980. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Hissène Habré (born 1942 also spelled Hissen Habré, was the leader of Chad from 1982 until he was deposed in 1990 [4] Libya recaptured Faya-Largeau in 1983, but retreated in 1987. [4]
Due to the considerable underground water supply in the town, the main industry is agriculture, while three lakes lie immediately north of Faya-Largeau. Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the The town has an airport (IATA: FYT, ICAO: FTTY)[5] with a paved runway. An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around