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Adé, Chad
Adé is a city in the Kimiti department of the Sila (or Dar Sila) region in southeastern Chad. It is on the eastern border with Sudan, south of Adré. Prior to 2008, Adé was part of the Ouaddaï Region's former Sila Department Sila () or Dar Sila () was formerly a department in the Ouaddaï region of Chad. In 2008 it became part of the new Sila Region which was created from the Ouaddaï region's former Sila and Djourf Al Ahmar (Djourouf Al Ahmar) departments. The .... Adé lies in the traditional homelands of the Masalit near the border with the Dajo peoples (to the south and east). Adé was the scene of repeated fighting in 2005-2006 during the Chadian-Sudanese conflict. Adé was attacked several times including on 16 December 2005, and in January, June and July 2006. The town is served by Adé Airport. External linksBackground on fighting in and around Ade [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Chad
The Chad, Republic of Chad is divided into 23 provinces. Chad was divided into regions in 2002. It was previously divided into prefectures of Chad, prefectures, and then departments of Chad, departments. On , a new ordinance divided Chad into 23 provinces, 107 departments, and 377 communes. The names of the former regions remained the same but were now called . On , a new ordinance further divided the 23 regions into 120 departments and 454 sub-prefectures. Current provinces This is a list of the provinces of Chad (called regions before 2018), with official population figures from the 2009 census, and estimated population figures for mid 2023. History From independence in 1960 until 1999 it was divided into prefectures of Chad, 14 ''préfectures''. These were replaced in 1999 by departments of Chad, 28 ''départements''. The country was reorganized again in 2002 to produce 18 ''régions''. In 2008, a further four ''régions'' were created, increasing the number to 22. En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sila Region
Sila or Dar Sila is a provinces of Chad, province of Chad, located in the south-east of the country. It was created in 2008 from the departments of Sila Department, Sila and Djourf Al Ahmar Department, Djourf Al Ahmar which were previously part of Ouaddaï Region. The capital city, capital of the region is Goz Beïda. Geography The province borders Ouaddaï Region to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south-east, Salamat (region), Salamat Region to the south-west, and Guéra (region), Guéra Region to the west. The terrain is generally flat savannah, with some scattered hills. Settlements Goz Beïda is the capital of the province; other major settlements include Adé, Chad, Adé, Am Dam, Haouich, Kerfi, Chad, Kerfi, Koukou Angarana, Magrane, Chad, Magrane, Mogororo, Moudeïna and Tissi, Chad, Tissi. Demographics As per the 2009 Chadian census, Sila has a population of 387,461. The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Birgit language, Birgit, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Chad
The provinces of Chad have been divided into 120 Department (country subdivision), departments since 2024. The departments are listed below, by name and by former region. Departments sorted by name Departments grouped by region (prior to 2018) The following is a list of departments grouped by Regions of Chad, region, prior to the reorganization into provinces in 2018, followed by further division until 2024. Shown next to each department is its population as of 2009, the name of its capital city, capital or main town (''chef-lieu'' in French), and a list of Sub-prefectures of Chad, sub-prefectures (''sous-préfectures''). Bahr el Gazel (region of Chad), Bahr El Gazel Created in 2008 from the Kanem Region, Kanem region's former Barh El Gazel Department, Barh El Gazel department. Batha Region, Batha Borkou Region, Borkou Created in 2008 from the Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region, Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region's former Borkou Department, Borkou department. Chari-Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimiti
Kimiti is a department of Sila Region in Chad. Its chief town is Goz Beida. Subdivisions The department of Kimiti is divided into seven sub-prefectures: * Goz Beida * Koukou-Angarana * Tissi * Adé * Mogororo * Kerfi * Moudeïna Moudeïna is a sub-prefecture of Sila Region in Chad Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, S ... (or Madiouna) Administration ''Prefects of Kimiti'' (since 2008) * October 9, 2008: Rozzi Haliki Décret n° 1156/PR/PM/MISP/2008 du 9 octobre 2008 See also * Department of Chad References {{coord missing, Chad Departments of Chad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Africa Time
West Africa Time, or WAT, is a time zone used in west-central Africa. West Africa Time is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC+01:00), which aligns it with Central European Time (CET) during winter, and Western European Summer Time (WEST) / British Summer Time (BST) during summer. As most of this time zone is in the tropical region, there is little change in day length throughout the year and therefore daylight saving time is not observed. West Africa Time is the time zone for the following countries: * (as Central European Time) * * * * * * (western provinces) * * * (as Central European Time) * * * * (as Central European Time) * Countries west of Benin (except Morocco and Western Sahara) are in the UTC+00:00 time zone. See also * Central European Time, an equivalent time zone covering most European countries during winter, also at UTC+01:00 * Western European Summer Time, an equivalent time zone covering western European countries during daylight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central African Republic to Central African Republic–Chad border, the south, Cameroon to Cameroon–Chad border, the southwest, Nigeria to Chad–Nigeria border, the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to Chad–Niger border, the west. Chad has a population of 19 million, of which 1.6 million live in the Capital city, capital and largest city of N'Djamena. With a total area of around , Chad is the fifth-largest country in Africa and the List of countries and dependencies by area, twentieth largest nation by area. Chad has several regions: the Sahara desert in the north, an arid zone in the centre known as the Sahel, and a more fertile Sudanian Savanna zone in the south. Lake Chad, after which the country is named, is the second-largest wetl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudan
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, and South Sudan to the south. Sudan has a population of 50 million people as of 2024 and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres (728,215 square miles), making it Africa's List of African countries by area, third-largest country by area and the third-largest by area in the Arab League. It was the largest country by area in Africa and the Arab League until the 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum, secession of South Sudan in 2011; since then both titles have been held by Algeria. Sudan's capital and most populous city is Khartoum. The area that is now Sudan witnessed the Khormusan ( 40000–16000 BC), Halfan culture ( 20500–17000 BC), Sebilian ( 13000–10000 BC), Qadan culture ( 15000–5000 BC), the war of Jebel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adré
Adré () is the main town of the Assoungha department in the Ouaddaï Region of Chad. It is located very close to Chad's eastern border with Sudan, 400m away. The town is served by Adré Airport. History The Chadian-Sudanese conflict began on December 23, 2005, when the government of Chad declared a state of war with Sudan and called for the citizens of Chad to mobilize themselves against the "common enemy", by which term the Chadian government referred to Rally for Democracy and Liberty (RDL) militants, who were Chadian rebels backed by the Sudanese government, and Sudanese militiamen. Militants had attacked villages and towns in eastern Chad, stealing cattle, murdering citizens, and burning houses. Over 200,000 refugees from the Darfur region of northwestern Sudan claimed asylum in eastern Chad. Chadian president Idriss Déby accused Sudanese President Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir of trying to "destabilize our country, to drive our people into misery, to create disorder and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ouaddaï Region
Ouaddaï may refer to: * Ouaddaï highlands, an area in eastern Chad along the border with Sudan * Ouaddaï Prefecture Ouaddaï may refer to: * Ouaddaï highlands, an area in eastern Chad along the border with Sudan * Ouaddaï Prefecture, a former political prefecture of Chad * Ouaddaï Region, a political region of Chad created in 2002 * Wadai Empire (1635–1 ..., a former political prefecture of Chad * Ouaddaï Region, a political region of Chad created in 2002 * Wadai Empire (1635–1912), a kingdom located to the east of Lake Chad * Wadai War (1906-1911), between France and the Wadai Empire {{dab, geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sila Department
Sila () or Dar Sila () was formerly a department in the Ouaddaï region of Chad. In 2008 it became part of the new Sila Region which was created from the Ouaddaï region's former Sila and Djourf Al Ahmar (Djourouf Al Ahmar) departments. The capital of the former department and new region of Sila is Goz Beïda Goz Beïda () is a town located in eastern Chad. It is the capital of the Sila Region, Sila Regions of Chad, region and the Kimiti Departments of Chad, department. Prior to 2008, Goz Beïda was part of the Ouaddaï Region's former Sila Department. .... See also * Dar Sila References Former departments of Chad Ouaddaï Region {{Chad-geo-stub bg:Сила (департамент) da:Sila (Tchad) fr:Sila (Tchad) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masalit People
The Masalit ( Masalit: ''masala/masara''; ) are an ethnic group inhabiting western Sudan and eastern Chad. They speak the Masalit language. Overview The Masalit primarily live in Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, though a few thousand also live in Al Qadarif State in eastern Sudan, and in South Darfur. According to ''Ethnologue'', there were 462,000 total Masalit speakers as of 2011, of whom 350,000 resided in Sudan. Masalit tradition traces their origins to Tunisia. After migrating through Chad, they eventually settled in present-day Sudan. Before 1874, the Masalit were divided between multiple polities in the region such as the Wadai Sultanate and the Sultanate of Darfur. However, after the conquest of the Sultanate of Darfur by the Ottomans and Egyptians in 1874, the Masalit were unified into a Sultanate by Hajjam Hasab Allah. However, Hajjam's rule was seen by the Masalit population as oppressive. Thus, he was ousted in 1883 by Ismail Abdel Nebi, who took control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
