Léré (Chad)
| ليري Léré |
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| Coordinates | 9 ° 39 ' N , 14 ° 14' E | ||
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| Country | Chad | ||
| Mayo Kebbi Ouest | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | TD-MO | ||
| height | 244 m | ||
| Residents | 21,775 (2012) | ||
 Lake Léré on the left and Lake Tréné on the right with the city of Léré in between
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Léré ( Arabic ليري) is a city in southwestern Chad .
location
The city is located in the Mayo-Kebbi Ouest region in the Léré department near the border with Cameroon . It is located on Mayo Kébbi between the two lakes Léré and Tréné . It is the capital of the settlement area of the Mundang people.
history
In the middle of the 18th century, the kingdom of Léré was established , it was an independent state of the Moundang that covered about 2,000 km² and was ruled from Léré. On November 4, 1911, the city was assigned to the German colonial territories under the Franco-German agreement and incorporated into the Garoua residence .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Excerpt from the German colonial dictionary
