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Chad
Unique Animals found in Chad
- Red river hogs are the most colorful member of the pig family, getting their name from the red coat and tendency to often wallow in rivers and streams.
- Fennec foxes are small mammals native to the Sahara Desert of North Africa. These foxes have large ears and bushy tails, and are the smallest members of the Canine family.
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- Conquered by the French during the 1890s. But it wasn't until 1914 that the north of Chad was fully occupied by the French.
- Independence followed on 11 August 1960 with Francois Tombalbaye as Chad's first president. It was not long, unfortunately, before the civil war erupted between the Muslim north and Christian south.
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- Aloba Arch is the name of a natural arch located in Chad.
- Large natural arches are somewhat rare outside the southern and western regions of China and the Colorado Plateau of the southwest United States.
- Aloba Arch’s span is considered to be the 8th longest known natural arch in the world, and the longest outside of China and Utah.
- The Saharan Desert region covers roughly the northern third of Chad.
- Lakes of Ounianga are a series of lakes in the Sahara Desert, in North-Eastern Chad, occupying a basin in the mountains of West Tibesti and Ennedi East. It was added as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012.
Brief History of Chad
Quick Facts
Geographic Features
- Blue represents the sky, hope and agricultural strength of the southern part of the country.
- Yellow is representative of the country's northern desert and the sun.
- Red represents prosperity, unity and the blood shed for independence.
- Chad has two official languages: French and Arabic.
- As of 1 January 2017, the population of Chad was estimated to be 14,739,485 people.
- It is the 20th largest country in the world (and the fifth largest country in Africa) in terms of land area with 1,284,000 square kilometers (496,000 square miles).
- N’Djamena is the capital and largest city of Chad. It was founded as Fort-Lamy by French commander Émile Gentil on May 29, 1900.
- The Guelta d’Archei is probably the most famous guelta (a pocket of water that forms in drainage canals) in the Sahara.
- It is located in north-eastern Chad, south-east of the town of Fada.
- The Guelta d’Archei is inhabited by several kinds of animals, most notably the Nile crocodile. Caravans come at the Guelta d’Archei to replenish water supplies, wash and rest.
- 7000 years ago the region was not as arid as it is today; cave paintings depict elephants, rhinoceroses, giraffes, cattle, and camels.
- People lived and farmed around the shores of lakes in the north-central basin of the Sahara.
- Following the collapse of the central kingdoms, the region became something of a backwater ruled by local tribes and regularly raided by Arab slavers.
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