Ennedi-Ouest (region) explained

Ennedi-Ouest
Native Name:إنيدي الغربية
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Region
Mapsize:200px
Coordinates:18.5°N 45°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Chad
Subdivision Type1:Departments
Subdivision Type2:Communes
Subdivision Name1:Fada, Mourtcha
Subdivision Name2:Fada, Gouro, Ounnianga-Kébir, Tébi, Nohi, Kalai, Torboul
Established Title:Created
Established Date:2012
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Fada
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Mornadji Mbaïssanébé Kar-Ouba
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:59744
Population As Of:2009
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto

Ennedi-Ouest Region (Arabic: إنيدي الغربية) is one of the twenty-three regions of Chad.

It was created in 2012 from the western half of the former Ennedi Region.[2] It appears to cover the same territory as the former Ennedi Ouest Department. The capital of the region is Fada.

Geography

The region borders Libya to the north, Ennedi-Est Region to the east, Wadi Fira Region to the south, and Borkou Region to the west. The region is geographically part of the Sahara Desert.

The region's northern border lies within the Aouzou Strip, historically a point of dispute between Chad and Libya.[3]

Settlements

The regional capital is Fada; other major settlements include Gouro, Kalait, Nohi and Ounianga Kébir.[4]

Demographics

The region's population is estimated to be 59,744.[5] The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Tedaga and Dazaga Toubou and the Zaghawa.[6]

Subdivisions

Ennedi-Ouest Region is divided into two departments:

Department Capital Communes
Fada Fada, Gouro, Ounnianga-Kébir, Tébi, Nohi
Mourtcha Kalait Kalait, Torboul

Government

The region's current governor is Mornadji Mbaïssanébé Kar-Ouba,[7] who previously served as a general in the Chadian Air Force[8] and as governor of Moyen-Chari Region.[9]

References

  1. Web site: Law . Gwillim . Regions of Chad . Statoids . 14 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Déby . Idriss . Idriss Déby . Ordonnance No. 27/PR/2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150403231328/http://sgg-tchad.org/ordonnances/ORD_70001.pdf . 3 April 2015 . Republic of Chad . 4 September 2012 . 14 June 2015.
  3. Geoffrey Leslie Simons, Libya and the West: from independence to Lockerbie, Centre for Libyan Studies (Oxford, England). Pg. 57
  4. Web site: Tchad : Carte de référence de l'Ennedi Ouest (février 2018) . . . 4 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Law . Gwillim . Regions of Chad . Statoids . 14 June 2015.
  6. Web site: Languages of Chad . . 27 September 2019.
  7. News: Ahmat Yacoub . Djamil . Kalaït: Forum sur la paix et le développement du Borkou, Ennedi et Tibesti . Alwihda Info . 29 October 2012 . 14 June 2015.
  8. Web site: US embassy cable - 07NDJAMENA174 . 27 February 2007 . 15 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171002021945/http://cables.mrkva.eu/cable.php?id=98203 . 2 October 2017 . dead .
  9. Web site: Inhumation Général Felix Maloum . TCHAD 24 . 22 June 2009 . 14 June 2015.