Ennedi-Est (region)

Ennedi-Est Region (Arabic: إنيدي الشرقية‎) is one of the twenty-three regions of Chad. The capital of the region is Am-Djarass. The region's current governor is General Hassan Djorobo.[1]

Ennedi-Est

إنيدي الشرقية
Region
Hoodoos in the Ennedi Plateau
Map of Chad highlighting the Ennedi-Est region in red.
Coordinates: 17°39′N 23°9′E
CountryChad
DepartmentsAm-Djarass, Wadi-Hawar
CommunesAm-Djarass, Bao, Djouna, Kaoura, Bahaï, Birdouani
Created2012
Regional capitalAm-Djarass
Government
 • GovernorHassan Djorobo
Population
 (2009)
 • Total113,862
 
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (WAT)

History

It was was created in 2012 from part of the former Ennedi Region.[2] It appears to cover the same territory as the former Ennedi Est Department.[3]

Geography

The region borders Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, Wadi Fira Region to the south, and Ennedi-Ouest 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.[4]

Settlements

Am-Djarass is the regional capital; other major settlements include Bahaï, Bao Billiat, Kaoura and Mourdi.[5]

Demographics

The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Dazaga Toubou and the Zaghawa.[6]

Subdivisions

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

DepartmentCapitalCommunes
Am-DjarassAm-DjarassAm-Djarass, Bao, Djouna, Kaoura
Wadi-HawarWadi-HawarBahaï, Birdouani

References
  1. "Le Chef l'Etat IDRISS DEBY ITNO en vacances à Am-Djarass". Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Republic of Chad. 7 July 2013. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. 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. Law, Gwillim. "Regions of Chad". Statoids. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. Geoffrey Leslie Simons, Libya and the West: from independence to Lockerbie, Centre for Libyan Studies (Oxford, England). Pg. 57
  5. "Tchad : Carte de référence de l'Ennedi Ouest (février 2018)" (PDF). UNOCHA. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  6. "Languages of Chad". Ethnologue. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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