Английская Википедия:Ennedi-Ouest (region)

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Ennedi-Ouest Region (Шаблон:Lang-ar) is one of the twenty-three regions of Chad.

It was created in 2012 from the western half of the former Ennedi Region.[1] It appears to cover the same territory as the former Ennedi Ouest Department.[2] 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.[2] The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Tedaga and Dazaga Toubou and the Zaghawa.[5]

Subdivisions

Ennedi-Ouest Region is divided into two departments:[1]

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. 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite web
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  3. Geoffrey Leslie Simons, Libya and the West: from independence to Lockerbie, Centre for Libyan Studies (Oxford, England). Pg. 57
  4. Шаблон:Cite web
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  6. Шаблон:Cite news
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