Bardaï, Chad
Bardaï
برداي | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Landscape around of Bardaï, volcano Toussidé, ISS photo | |
  Bardaï Location in Chad | |
| Coordinates: 21°21′12″N 17°0′1″E / 21.35333°N 17.00028°E | |
| Country |  Chad |
| Region | Tibesti |
| Department | Tibesti |
| Sub-prefecture | Bardai |
Bardaï (
Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region
.
History
The first European who reported Bardaï was the German explorer
Toubou population. The town was invaded by the Turks in around 1908, and by 1911 they had 60 men and six cannons in Bardaï.[2]
Bardaï came to international attention in 1974, when a rebel group, led by Hissène Habré, attacked the town and captured a French archaeologist, Françoise Claustre, and two other European citizens.[3] The rebels established an anti-French radio station here during the civil war, which was known as the "Voice of Liberation of Chad", or Radio Bardaï.[4][5] An opposition government led by Goukouni Oueddei was established here with Libyan military backing in the early 1980s.[6] In December 1986, Habré forces attacked the Libyans at Bardaï.[7]
The
Zougra Airport
. The local football team is General Sal Football club.
References
- ISBN 978-1-85065-524-4.
- ISBN 978-1-85065-050-8.
- ISBN 978-1-136-20279-7.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-2403-0.
- ^ West Africa. Afrimedia International. 1983. p. 170.
- ISBN 978-1-61530-399-1.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-6885-4.
- ISBN 978-0-19-513977-8.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
 | This Chad location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |