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بحر الغزال
Barh El Gazel

  • منطقة بحر الغزال  (Arabic)
  • Région du Barh El Gazel  (French)

Barh El Gazal
Bahr el Gazel
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Moussoro, the capital of Bahr el Gazel
Map of Chad showing Barh El Gazel
Map of Chad showing Barh El Gazel
Country Chad
Departments 2
Sub-prefectures 7
Region as of 2008
Regional capital Moussoro
Population
 (2009)
 • Total 260,865
ISO 3166 code TD-BG

Barh El Gazel is one of the 23 regions in the country of Chad. Its main city and capital is Moussoro. This region was created in 2008. It was formed from what used to be the Barh El Gazel Department. That department was part of the larger Kanem Region.

The Barh El Gazel region is divided into two smaller parts called departments. These are Barh El Gazel Nord and Barh El Gazel Sud.

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