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Léré Lake
Lake Léré is a lake in the Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region in southwestern Chad about 6 km east of the border with Cameroon. It is fed by the Mayo Kébbi that leaves near Léré the smaller Lake Tréné Lake Tréné is a small lake located in the Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region of south-western Chad. It is about 6km by 2km and is fed by the Mayo Kébbi The Mayo Kébbi is a river in Central and West Africa. The river rises in Chad, then flows west i .... References External links * http://www.geonames.org/2429157/lac-de-lere.html Lakes of Chad Lakes of Africa {{chad-geo-stub ...
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Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region
Mayo-Kebbi Ouest ( ar, مايو كيبي الغربية) is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Its capital is Pala. It is composed of the southern areas of the former prefecture of Mayo-Kebbi (sub-prefectures of Pala and Léré). Geography The region borders Mayo-Kebbi Est Region to the north-east, Tandjilé Region to the east, Logone Occidental Region to the south-east, and Cameroon to the west and north-west. The Mayo Kébbi river flows through the north the region, with Lake Léré and the smaller Lake Tréné located in the north-west. Settlements Palais the regional capital; other major settlements include Binder, Guégou, Lagon, Lamé, Léré and Torrock. Demographics As per the 2009 Chadian census, the region had 564,470 inhabitants. The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Fula, Gidar, Mangbai, Mundang, Ngeté-Herdé peoples, Peve, Sara groups such as the Ngambay, and Tupuri Tupuri (or Toupouri) is a language mostly spoken in the Mayo-Kebbi Est Region of sou ...
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Chad
Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west. Chad has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city of N'Djamena. Chad has several regions: a desert zone in the north, an arid Sahelian belt in the centre and a more fertile Sudanian Savanna zone in the south. Lake Chad, after which the country is named, is the second-largest wetland in Africa. Chad's official languages are Arabic and French. It is home to over 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups. Islam (55.1%) and Christianity (41.1%) are the main religions practiced in Chad. Beginning in the 7th millennium BC, human populations moved into the Chadian basin in great numbe ...
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Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both camps. Its nearly 27 million people speak 250 native languages. Early inhabitants of the territory included the Sao civilisation around Lake Chad, and the Baka hunter-gatherers in the southeastern rainforest. Portuguese explorers reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area ''Rio dos Camarões'' (''Shrimp River''), which became ''Cameroon'' in English. Fulani soldiers founded the Adamawa Emirate ...
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Mayo Kébbi
The Mayo Kébbi is a river in Central and West Africa. The river rises in Chad, then flows west into the Bénoué River. Mayo-Kébbi Prefecture in Chad is named for it. The Mayo Kébbi is the major outlet for Lake Fianga, shared between Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ... and Chad. In the past, the Mayo Kébbi served as the outlet of the paleolake Mega-Chad.Leblanc et al. (2006). "Reconstruction of megalake Chad using shuttle radar topographic mission data". ''Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology'' 239, pp. 16–27 1872-616X The presence of African manatees in the inflows of Lake Chad is evidence of this, since the manatee is otherwise only in rivers connected to the Atlantic Ocean (i.e. it is not possible that it evolved separately in an ...
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Léré, Chad
Léré ( ar, ليري) is a town in Chad and the capital of the Lac Léré department of the Mayo-Kebbi Ouest region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t .... In 2009, the population of Léré was 89,237, 42,987 of which were male and 46,250 were female. The town is served by Léré Airport. References Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region Populated places in Chad {{Chad-geo-stub ...
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Lake Tréné
Lake Tréné is a small lake located in the Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region of south-western Chad. It is about 6km by 2km and is fed by the Mayo Kébbi The Mayo Kébbi is a river in Central and West Africa. The river rises in Chad, then flows west into the Bénoué River. Mayo-Kébbi Prefecture in Chad is named for it. The Mayo Kébbi is the major outlet for Lake Fianga, shared between Ca ... river that leaves near Léré and proceeds through the larger Lake Léré. References Tréné Lakes of Africa {{chad-geo-stub ...
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Lakes Of Chad
Lakes in, or bordered by, Chad include: * Lake Chad * Lake Fianga * Lake Fitri * Lake Iro * Lake Katam * Tibesti Soda Lake * Lake Yoa * Lake Tréné * Léré Lake See also * Sources {{Africa topic, List of lakes of * Chad Lakes A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...
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