Ennedi region

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Ennedi
location
Basic data
Country Chad
Capital Fada
Residents 173,606 (calculation 2009)
ISO 3166-2 TD

Coordinates: 17 ° 11 ′  N , 21 ° 35 ′  E

Ennedi was a region of Chad and was founded in 2008 from the Ennedi West and Ennedi East departments of the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region. Their capital was Fada . The region had about 174,000 inhabitants.

In 2012 the region was split up into the Ennedi-Est and Ennedi-Ouest regions .

geography

Ennedi is located in the northeast of the country. In the east lies Sudan and in the north the region borders on Libya .

Breakdown

Wadai was divided into two departments ( départements ):

department main place Sub-prefectures
Ennedi Fada Fada, Gouro, Kalait, Ounianga, Nohi
Wadi Hawar Amdjarass Amdjarass, Bahaï, Bao Billiat, Kaoura, Mourdi

Attractions

In the west of the region are the lakes of Ounianga , in the southeast is the Ennedi massif with the Guelta d'Archei .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Regions of Chad. Statoids, accessed September 21, 2014 .