Massenya

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Massenya
Massenya (Chad)
Massenya
Massenya
Coordinates 11 ° 24 '  N , 16 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 11 ° 24 '  N , 16 ° 10'  E
Basic data
Country Chad

region

Chari baguirmi
ISO 3166-2 TD-CB
Residents 3680

Massenya (also Massénya ) is a town in Chad with about 3680 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Chari-Baguirmi region and is located about 120 kilometers east of the border with Cameroon. The capital of Chad, N'Djamena , is about 160 kilometers northwest of the city. The city is located in the northwest of the Plaine de Massenya , a significant wetland in the Sahel region , which has been under the protection of the Ramsar Convention since 2008 .

history

Massenya was the capital of the Islamic Sultanate of Baguirmi , which existed in Central Africa from 1480 to 1897, and was founded in 1512. In the 1850s it had about 25,000 inhabitants. The city's economy was booming as early as the 17th century, mainly due to the emerging slave trade. The city used to be home to the sultan's palace and a court of law; it was well protected by a wall seven miles in circumference. With the exception of the government buildings and a stone mosque, the city consisted entirely of simple mud huts. After the city had already been partially destroyed by the Wadai after a siege in 1870 , it was burned down when Rabih az-Zubayr conquered the empire in 1893.

Infrastructure

The Massenya airport serving the region around Chari-Baguirmi. The Shari River is located 70 kilometers south of the city and can be reached via an unpaved road. In addition, other highways lead to the capital N'Djamena and the southeast of the country.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ David Lea, Annamarie Rowe: A political chronology of Africa. , Europa Publications, London 2001, p. 79
  2. ^ Richard E. Blanton, Lane Fargher: Collective action in the formation of pre-modern states. Springer 2008, ISBN 9780387738765 , p. 313
  3. ↑ Merriam-Webster's collegiate encyclopedia, p. 128
  4. ^ EJ Brill's: First Encyclopaedia of Islam 1913-1936. EJ Brill and Luzac & Co., 1913-38, p. 571
  5. ^ EJ Brill's: First Encyclopaedia of Islam 1913-1936. EJ Brill and Luzac & Co., 1913-38, p. 572
  6. ^ Gustav Nachtigal: Sahara and Sudan II. C. Hurst & Co. (Publisher) Ltd., London 1881, p. 299
  7. ↑ Chad - Bagirmi and Wadai