Bahr el Gazel ( ar, بحر الغزال, french: Barh El Gazel) was formerly a

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in the

Kanem Region Kanem ( ar, كانم) is one of the 23 regions of Chad. It is named after the famous Kanem Empire, which was centred in this vicinity. The region's capital is Mao. It was created in 2002 from the former Prefecture of Kanem. In 2008, a portio ...

Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...

. In 2008 the former department was split from Kanem to become a new region of the same name. The

capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

of the former department and new region is

Moussoro Moussoro ( ar, موسورو) is a town in Chad, lying northeast of N'Djamena on the road to Faya-Largeau. An important transportation centre, it lies in a dry river bed and as a result has more vegetation than is typical in the area. Moussoro is ...

Sub-divisions

The department was divided into six sub-prefectures: * Amsileb * Chadra *

Mandjoura Mandjoura is a sub-prefecture of Bahr el Gazel in Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to t ...

* Michemire *

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References

Former departments of Chad Kanem Region {{Chad-geo-stub bg:Бар ел Газел da:Barh El Gazel fr:Barh El Gazel pt:Barh El Gazel