Ennedi-Ouest (region)

Ennedi-Ouest
إنيدي الغربية
Region
Sandstone pillars in the Ennedi Plateau near Fada
Sandstone pillars in the Ennedi Plateau near Fada
Map of Chad with the Ennedi-Ouest region highlighted in red
Map of Chad with the Ennedi-Ouest region highlighted in red
Coordinates: 18°30′N 21°24′E / 18.500°N 21.400°E / 18.500; 21.400
CountryChad
DepartmentsFada, Mourtcha
CommunesFada, Gouro, Ounnianga-Kébir , Tébi, Nohi, Kalai, Torboul
Created2012
CapitalFada
Government
 • GovernorMornadji Mbaïssanébé Kar-Ouba
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Total59,744

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.[1] 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.[1] The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Tedaga and Dazaga Toubou and the Zaghawa.[5]

Subdivisions

Ennedi-Ouest Region is divided into two departments:[2]

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

Government

The region's current governor is Mornadji Mbaïssanébé Kar-Ouba,[6] who previously served as a general in the Chadian Air Force[7] and as governor of Moyen-Chari Region.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Law, Gwillim. "Regions of Chad". Statoids. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b Déby, Idriss (4 September 2012). "Ordonnance No. 27/PR/2012" (PDF). Republic of Chad. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ^ Geoffrey Leslie Simons, Libya and the West: from independence to Lockerbie, Centre for Libyan Studies (Oxford, England). Pg. 57
  4. ^ "Tchad : Carte de référence de l'Ennedi Ouest (février 2018)" (PDF). UNOCHA. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Languages of Chad". Ethnologue. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  6. ^ Ahmat Yacoub, Djamil (29 October 2012). "Kalaït: Forum sur la paix et le développement du Borkou, Ennedi et Tibesti". Alwihda Info. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  7. ^ "US embassy cable - 07NDJAMENA174". 27 February 2007. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Inhumation Général Felix Maloum". TCHAD 24. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2015.