Moussoro ( ar, موسورو) is a town in

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 ...

, lying northeast of

N'Djamena N'Djamena ( ) is the capital and largest city of Chad. It is also a special statute region, divided into 10 districts or ''arrondissements''. The city serves as the centre of economic activity in Chad. Meat, fish and cotton processing are the ...

on the road to

Faya-Largeau Faya-Largeau (also known as Faya, ar, فايا لارجو or ) is the largest city in northern Chad and was the capital of the region of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti. It is now in the Borkou Region, which was formed in 2008 from the Borkou Department ...

. An important transportation centre, it lies in a dry

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and as a result has more

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than is typical in the area. Moussoro is the

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of the

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of Barh El Gazel (Bahr el Gazel). The town is served by

Moussoro Airport Moussoro Airport ( ar, مطار موسورو) is a public use airport located east-northeast of Moussoro, Bahr el Gazel, Chad. See also *List of airports in Chad This is a list of airports in Chad, grouped by type and sorted by location. ...

. Moussoro is inhabited by Gouran (Krreda)(Karra) ethnic group of northern Chad. It serves as their commercial and administrative town. Moussoro market day is Thursday. They mostly known by their agricultural activity. Moussoro have the second president's residence in Chad after the main Residence in

N'djamena N'Djamena ( ) is the capital and largest city of Chad. It is also a special statute region, divided into 10 districts or ''arrondissements''. The city serves as the centre of economic activity in Chad. Meat, fish and cotton processing are the ...

(''see image below''). The town is also the main area for army training in

Gallery

File:BEG moussoro2.jpg, Nomadic tent near Moussoro (2012 photograph) File:Making Tea.jpg, Man pouring tea (2015) File:Camel Market.jpg, Weekly camel market (March 2011)

References

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