Bahr el Gazel (Arabic: بحر الغزال, French: Barh El Gazel[1][2][3]) was formerly a department in the Kanem Region of Chad.
In 2008 the former department was split from Kanem to become a new region of the same name.
[4] The capital of the former department and new region is Moussoro.
[5] The department was divided into six sub-prefectures:[citation needed]
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