Ennedi-Ouest (region)

Coordinates: 18°30′N 21°24′E / 18.500°N 21.400°E / 18.500; 21.400
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Ennedi-Ouest
إنيدي الغربية
Region
Sandstone pillars in the Ennedi Plateau near Fada
Sandstone pillars in the Ennedi Plateau near Fada
Map of Chad with the Ennedi-Ouest region highlighted in red
Map of Chad with the Ennedi-Ouest region highlighted in red
Coordinates: 18°30′N 21°24′E / 18.500°N 21.400°E / 18.500; 21.400
CountryChad
DepartmentsFada, Mourtcha
CommunesFada, Gouro, Ounnianga-Kébir , Tébi, Nohi, Kalai, Torboul
Created2012
CapitalFada
Government
 • GovernorMornadji Mbaïssanébé Kar-Ouba
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Total59,744

Ennedi-Ouest Region (

Arabic: إنيدي الغربية) is one of the twenty-three regions of Chad
.

It was created in 2012 from the western half of the former

Ennedi Region.[2] It appears to cover the same territory as the former Ennedi Ouest Department.[1] The capital of the region is Fada
.

Geography

The region borders

Sahara Desert
.

The region's northern border lies within the Aouzou Strip, historically a point of dispute between Chad and Libya.[3]

Settlements

The regional capital is Fada; other major settlements include Gouro, Kalait, Nohi and Ounianga Kébir.[4]

Demographics

The region's population is estimated to be 59,744.

Dazaga Toubou and the Zaghawa.[5]

Subdivisions

Ennedi-Ouest Region is divided into two departments:[2]

Department Capital Communes
Fada Fada Fada, Gouro, Ounnianga-Kébir, Tébi, Nohi
Mourtcha Kalait Kalait, Torboul

Government

The region's current governor is Mornadji Mbaïssanébé Kar-Ouba,

Moyen-Chari Region.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Law, Gwillim. "Regions of Chad". Statoids. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b Déby, Idriss (4 September 2012). "Ordonnance No. 27/PR/2012" (PDF). Republic of Chad. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ^ Geoffrey Leslie Simons, Libya and the West: from independence to Lockerbie, Centre for Libyan Studies (Oxford, England). Pg. 57
  4. UNOCHA
    . Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Languages of Chad". Ethnologue. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  6. ^ Ahmat Yacoub, Djamil (29 October 2012). "Kalaït: Forum sur la paix et le développement du Borkou, Ennedi et Tibesti". Alwihda Info. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  7. ^ "US embassy cable - 07NDJAMENA174". 27 February 2007. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Inhumation Général Felix Maloum". TCHAD 24. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2015.



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