Located in the north of Chad it was adjacent to Algeria, while also bordering Niger and Sudan.

It had a population of 73,185 (as of 1993), partly nomadic and also scattered small towns and other settlements.

Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti is located in the Sahara Desert and extends into the Sahel.

Its diverse topography ranges from the volcanic Tibesti Mountains to the Bodélé Depression, a vast Holocene lake-bed that is one of the Earth's strongest dust storm producing regions.

Batha · Biltine · Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti · Chari-Baguirmi · Guéra · Kanem · Lac · Logone Occidental · Logone Oriental · Mayo-Kébbi · Moyen-Chari · Ouaddaï · Salamat · Tandjilé · See also : Regions of Chad - Departments of Chad