Ouaddaï

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Ouaddaï is an eastern region of Chad known historically as the center of the former Wadai Sultanate and for its strategic location near the Sudanese border.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ouaddaï canonical 4
Ouaddaï region 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
city
historical sultanate
region of Chad
town
administrativeLevel first-level administrative division of Chad
borderFunction cross-border trade corridor with Sudan
bordersCountry Sudan
Sudan
borderType international land border with Sudan
capital Abéché
Abéché
climate semi-arid
colonialPower France
country Chad
Chad
countrySubdivisionOf Chad
economy agropastoral
formerStatus core territory of Wadai Sultanate
hasBorderWith Darfur region
surface form: Darfur region of Sudan

Salamat Region
Sila Region
Wadi Fira Region
hasEthnicGroup Arabs
surface form: Arab communities

non-Arab Sahelian groups
historicalEvent French colonial conquest of Wadai Sultanate in early 20th century
historicalRole center of the former Wadai Sultanate
languageSpoken Arabic
Chadian Arabic
local African languages
locatedIn Ouaddaï self-linksurface differs
Ouaddaï self-linksurface differs
Ouaddaï self-linksurface differs
eastern Chad
namedAfter Wadai Sultanate
notableCity Abéché
notableTown Adré
partOf Sahel
surface form: Sahel region
postColonialStatus region within independent Chad
religion Islam
strategicLocation near Sudanese border
terrain Sahelian plains
some plateaus and wadis
timeZone UTC+1

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maban languages geographicDistribution Ouaddaï
this entity surface form: Ouaddaï region
Ouaddaï locatedIn Ouaddaï self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Abéché
Ouaddaï locatedIn Ouaddaï self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Wadai Sultanate
Ouaddaï locatedIn Ouaddaï self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Adré