Originally called Faya, the town was renamed Largeau after French Colonel Victor Emmanuel Largeau;[2] upon Chadian independence from France, it assumed the name Faya-Largeau. The town was captured by Libya when Libya annexed the Aouzou Strip in 1975, but was retaken by Hissène Habré's forces in 1980.[4] Libya recaptured Faya-Largeau in 1983, but retreated in 1987.[4]
Faya-Largeau has a hot desert climate typical of the Borkou Region lying on the heart of the Sahara Desert. Average maximum temperatures in Faya-Largeau are consistently over Шаблон:Convert from April to September, reaching a maximum of Шаблон:Convert in June. The coolest months are December and January with an average maximum temperature of Шаблон:Convert. Annual precipitation averages only Шаблон:Convert and generally only occurs from June to September, although some years have no rainfall at all. The sunshine duration is one of the highest found in the world with some 3,800 hours of bright sunshine annually, and every month receives an average sunshine duration above 290 hours.[7][8][9]
Файл:LARAF MiG-23MS rolling along the runway at Faya Largeau AB,.jpgLARAF MiG-23MS with empty missile rails rolling along the runway at Faya Largeau AB, some time in the mid-1980s. Also note the radome of an Il-76MD in the foreground left. Faya Largeau was the main Libyan base in northern Chad until the building of Ouadi Doum.
