Yao () 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 ...

and the capital of the

Fitri department Fitri () is one of the three departments which make up the region of Batha in Chad. The capital is Yao. See also * Departments of Chad The provinces of Chad have been divided into 120 Department (country subdivision), departments since ...

. Yao is also the name of a pre-colonial Sultanate in the same area. See the

Bulala The Bulala are a Muslim people that live around Lake Fitri who are of Maguemi (also known as Maguia) origin and the Bulala of Nguedjem fraction shares the same ancestor with the Toubou (Goran) of Kara (also known by the Arabic pronunciation, Kred ...

people.

References

Populated places in Chad Batha Region {{Chad-geo-stub