Faya-Largeau

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subdivision_name1 = Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region
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Faya-Largeaucite book |editor= |title= Atlas of the World|accessdate= 2007-01-01|edition= Eighth edition|date= 2005|publisher= National Geographic Society|location= Washington, D.C., United States|pages= ] (also known as Faya)cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Encyclopædia Britannica| title = Faya | url = http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9033859/Faya | accessdate = 2007-01-01 | publisher = Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc] is the largest city in northern Chad and the capital of the region of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti.cite web| url = http://www.primature-tchad.org/CIRCONSCRIPTIONS.pdf| title = Circonscriptions administrative| accessdate = 2007-01-01| publisher =Archive du Ministère de l’Administration du territoire ]

History

Originally called "Faya", the town was renamed "Largeau" after French Colonel Étienne Largeau; 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.cite web| url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/chad.htm | title = Libyan Intervention in Chad, 1980-Mid-1987| accessdate = 2007-01-01| publisher = GlobalSecurity.org] Libya recaptured Faya-Largeau in 1983, but retreated in 1987.

Economy

Due to the considerable underground water supply in the town, the main industry is agriculture, while three lakes lie immediately north of Faya-Largeau.Fact|date=February 2007 The town is serviced by Faya-Largeau Airport airport codes|FYT|FTTYcite web| url = http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CD/3/FayaLargeau.html| title = Faya-Largeau| accessdate = 2007-01-01| publisher = Falling Rain Genomics, Inc] with a paved runway.

Demographics

ee also

*Chadian-Libyan conflict

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