FAYA-LARGEAU

'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.^[3] It has a population of 9,867 (as of 1993).
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 Aozou Strip in 1975, but was retaken by Hissène Habré's forces in 1980.^[4] Libya recaptured Faya-Largeau in 1983, but retreated in 1987.
Due to the considerable underground water supply in the town, the main industry is agriculture, while three lakes lie immediately north of Faya-Largeau. The town has an airport ^[5] with a paved runway.

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★ Chadian-Libyan conflict

References

1. Atlas of the World, , , , National Geographic Society, ,
2. Faya Encyclopædia Britannica
3. Circonscriptions administrative
4. Libyan Intervention in Chad, 1980-Mid-1987
5. Faya-Largeau