Faya-Largeau

Faya-Largeau
فايا لارجو
Faya-Largeau
Location in Chad (Borkou Region highlighted)
Coordinates: 17°55′01″N 19°7′0″E / 17.91694°N 19.11667°E / 17.91694; 19.11667
Country Chad
RegionBorkou (since 2008)
DepartmentBorkou
Sub-PrefectureFaya-Largeau
Elevation
245 m (804 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
48,090
Time zone+1

Faya-Largeau (also known as Faya, Arabic: فايا لارجو or فايا) is the largest city in northern Chad and was the capital of the region of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti. It is now in the Borkou Region, which was formed in 2008 from the Borkou Department of the former Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region.