Borkou (Arabic:بوركو) is one of twodepartments of theBorkou Region in Chad . It was established by Ordinance No. 002/PR/08 of 19 February 2008.[1] Its capital isFaya-Largeau.
Bourkou was formerly one of four departments in theBourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region ofChad, in the northernSaharan territory ofBorkou. In 2008 the Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region was split into three, and the former Bourkou department became aseparate region under the same name.
The department of Borkou is divided into twosub-prefectures:[2]
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