Borkou Region

17°55′00″N 19°07′00″E / 17.9167°N 19.1167°E / 17.9167; 19.1167

Borkou بركو
Region
Inner crater of Emi Koussi, highest mountain in Chad, located in Borkou
Map of Chad showing the Borkou region
Country	Chad
Departments	2
Sub-prefectures	4
Region	2012
Capital	Faya-Largeau
Population  (2009)
• Total	97,251

The Borkou region is a region of Chad. Its capital is Faya-Largeau. It was created in 2008 from the Borkou department of the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region.

Borkou is in the Sahara Desert. It has parts of the Tibesti Mountains in its north. The highest point in Chad, Emi Koussi, is in Borkou.

The region is divided into 2 departments - Borkou (capital Faya-Largeau) and Borkou Yala (capital Kirdimi).

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