Ennedi Ouest Department () was a
department of the former
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region
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in
Chad
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central Afric ...
. Its capital was
Fada.
In 2008, the former Ennedi Ouest and
Ennedi Est
Ennedi Est () is one of the twenty-three provinces of Chad, provinces of Chad. The capital and largest city of the province is Amdjarass (city), Amdjarass.
History
It was established on September 4, 2012 from part of the former Ennedi Region. It ...
departments of Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti became the
Ennedi Region
Ennedi Region was a former region of Chad. It was created in 2008 from the Ennedi Est Department and Ennedi Ouest Department of the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region. The capital of the Ennedi region was Fada. In 2012 it was split into two n ...
. This however would not last long as 4 years later in 2012, the Ennedi region would be split into the Ouest and Est parts. The city of Fada is now located in the Ennedi Ouest Department department of the Former Ennedi region.
Former departments of Chad
Ennedi-Ouest Region
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