Bol, Chad
Bol
بول City of a thousand Gods | |
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Bol in 1971 | |
| Coordinates: 13°27′36″N 14°44′24″E / 13.46000°N 14.74000°E | |
| Country | Chad |
| Region | Lac Region |
| Department | Mamdi Department |
| Sub-Prefecture | Bol |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 11,120 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Bol (Arabic: بول) is the capital of Chad's Lac Region, lying 152 km to the north of the national capital, N'Djamena. It lay on the shore of Lake Chad before the lake shrank. It is served by Bol Airport (IATA: OTC, ICAO: FTTL), which has a paved runway.