Goz Beïda

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Goz Beïda
Goz Beïda (Chad)
Goz Beïda
Goz Beïda
Coordinates 12 ° 13 ′  N , 21 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 12 ° 13 ′  N , 21 ° 25 ′  E
Basic data
Country Chad

region

Sila
ISO 3166-2 TD-SI
Residents 41,248 (2009)
The city gate of Goz Beïda, 1918

Goz Beïda is a small town in the southeast of Chad and the capital of the Sila region and the Kimiti department, created in 2008. Until 2008 it was the capital of the Sila department. Goz Beïda has around 41,248 inhabitants.

Goz Beïda is about 70 kilometers from the border with Sudan ( Darfur region). Thousands of refugees from Sudan live here.

The city can be reached via the Goz Beïda airport , among other places .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ citypopulation.de
  2. ↑ Finbarr O'Reilly, Fletcher, Pascal; Lovell, Jeremy: Chad rebels attack town, EU troops come under fire . Reuters . June 14, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2008.
  3. ↑ Shawn Pogatchnik, Roux, Cecile: Rebels attack eastern Chadian town, aid worker says . In: International Herald Tribune . June 14, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2008.
  4. ↑ http://www.airport-data.com/world-airports/FTTG/