Bahr el Gazel (Arabic: بحر الغزال, French: Barh El Gazel) 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.
The capital of the former department and new region is Moussoro.
Sub-divisions
The department was divided into six sub-prefectures:[citation needed]
- Amsileb
- Chadra
- Mandjoura
- Michemire
- Moussoro
- Salal