Salal () is a town in
Chad
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central Afric ...
, lying north of
N'Djamena
N'Djamena ( ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Chad, largest city of Chad. It is also a Provinces of Chad, special statute region, divided into 10 districts or ''arrondissements'', similar to the city of Paris.
Originally calle ...
on the road to
Faya-Largeau
Faya-Largeau (also known as Faya, or ) 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-En ...
. Salal is the second largest city after
Moussoro in
Bahr el Gazel Region.
A garrison was once at Salal during the
conflict with Libya in 1978.
On 15 April 1978,
FROLINAT forces, led by
Goukouni Oueddei, took Salal before marching south to the Chadian capital, N'Djamena.
Demographics
References
Bahr el Gazel Region
Populated places in Chad
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