Coordinates: 13°38′N 16°29′E / 13.633°N 16.483°E
Bahr el Gazel (in 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.
The department was divided into six sub-prefectures: