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Chad

by sachara - last update: Mar 2, 2008

At the crossroads of Arab and black Africa

girls near Lake Chad
In January 2004 I visited Chad for 10 days. We stayed in N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, and made a tour of 4 days north of N'Djamena to Douguia and Lake Chad.

Because of the dangerous situation in the west of Sudan, we couldn't enter Sudan overland, so we did'n't travel to the east of Chad either. We had to stay a longer time in N'Djamena to arrange our flight to Ethiopia. At the end we had only 4 days left to travel around.

It's a pity because I was very anxious to see more of this country with 7,5 million inhabitants at the crossroads of the northern Arab and southern black Africa.The north is a part of the Sahara Desert and the south is tropical.
Ndjamena, Grand Marche

N'Djamena, the capital

N'Djamena is one of the pleasants cities in the Sahel. For me N'Djamena was an easygoing city. When I walked, I saw people of the north and south, forming a mosaic of divers ethnic groups.

Lake Chad

The area around Lake Chad and N'djamena is in the centre of the country, which has a Sahelian blend of scrub and desert.

Lake Chad was once one of the largest fresh water lakes in the world, before it started to dry up. In the dry season it has still a surface of 10.000 sq. KM, allthough it dried up totally during the worst of the Sahel drought in 1984. In the rainy season the surface of the Lake Chad can grow to 25.000 sq. KM.
Lake Chad

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NightlifeOff The Beaten Path
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Comments for sachara about Chad
nora_south_africa Thu Feb 12, 2009 06:25 UTC
 good practical info..thanx
thejackel45 Tue Mar 25, 2008 07:35 UTC
 This is excellent info, and I am thankful she has posted all of it. Also, I just found a site dedicated completely to chad - www.chadnow.com - and I would recommend it to anyone else interested in Chad.
SLLiew Sun Mar 2, 2008 06:48 UTC
 Awesome page of Chad. Enjoyed a virtual tour. The rock does really look like an elephant. The market place, shrinking Lake Chad, the photos of the people and the colorful vibrant wall paintings. Thanks for sharing. SL :)
Faiza-Ifrah Wed Feb 21, 2007 02:53 UTC
 excellent page on chad, a country i just read about in the national geographic's march issue. they have covered a national park that is the last central african sanctuary for elephants. you have excellent tips here :-)
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