Wadai Region
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The Wadai Region is a historical area in eastern Chad and western Sudan, known as the former center of the Wadai Sultanate and home to various ethnic groups and languages, including the Daju languages.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical region ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Wadai sultans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Darfur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ouaddaï Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centerOf | Wadai Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Sahelian climate ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire (via Darfur influence) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictHistory | Franco-Wadai War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Chad
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Daju people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maba people NERFINISHED ⓘ Masalit people NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaghawa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Islamic scholarly traditions
ⓘ
trans-Saharan caravan routes ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalState | Wadai Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCapitalOf | Wadai Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEconomy |
caravan trade
ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | precolonial era ⓘ |
| historicalReligion | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Daju languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Maba language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
eastern Chad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeRegionIncludes |
Ouaddaï Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sila Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Wadi Fira Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| terrain | semi-arid Sahelian plateau ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+1 (modern Chad part) ⓘ |
| usedScriptHistorically | Arabic script ⓘ |
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