Bol is a town of 12,0000 people in Sahelian Chad on the coast of Lake Chad, close to the borders with Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon.

Understand

Trade with northern Nigeria is the backbone of the local economy. The main economic sectors are: fishing which represents the most important sector, trade in livestock (much of which is exported to Nigeria), and maize and millet production.

Get in

By car

An unnamed road passes through Bol.

By plane

The town is served by Bol-Bérim Airport (OTC ^IATA).

See

• Lake Chad

Do

• Boating on Lake Chad

Go next

• Abeche
• Fada
• Faya-Largeau