Yebbibou (also spelled Yebbi-Bou and Yébibou) is a sub-prefecture and village in the Tibesti Region in Chad.
As of the 2009 Chadian national census, the Yebbibou sub-prefecture had a population of 3,859.
History The locality was a site of conflict in December 1986 during the Libyan-Chadian border war. From 1994 onwards, Yebbibou (along with Zouar) hosted a Chadian National Gendarmerie brigade.
Prior to the administrative reorganization of Chad on August 10, 2018, Yebbibou served as the seat of a sub-prefecture within the Eastern Tibesti department.
Geography and economy Yebbibou is located in the heart of the Tibesti Mountains. The village is situated on a cliff with a large palm grove planted at the bottom of a valley (wadi). Towns in Yebbibou sub-prefecture, in addition to Yebbibou itself, include Miski.
The local economy is based on the cultivation of dates and barley.
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