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Chad (TD) |
| Continent: |
Africa |
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| Surface: |
1.284.000 km ² |
| Inhabitants: |
975.025 |
| Capital: |
Djamena |
International banking code (ISO Codes): |
TD |
| Official language: |
French, Arab |
Code: |
+235 |
| Currency: |
Franc-CFA |
Number plate: |
TD |
| Routes of Chad: |
86 |
Routes towards Chad: |
99 |
| Preferred airports: |
Abeche (AEH), Djamena (NDJ) |
| Principal cities: |
Djamena, Moundou, Sarh, Abéché, Kélo, Koumra, Pala, Am Timan, Bongor, Mongo, Doba, ATI, Lay, Oum Hadjer, Bitkine |
| Airline company based in Chad: |
Toumaï Air Chad |
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Tourist guide Chad (Africa) |
The Republic of Chad is a landlocked country of central Africa which divides its borders with Libya, Sudan, the Central African Republic, Cameroun and Niger.
Geography: Is country is dominated by the Chadian basin and the lake Chad. This area occupies most of the territory. It shelters a rather rich fauna and nature is relatively preserved there. Then the high plateaus of Ennedi and Wadai rise. In the North of the country the silhouettes of the mountains of Tibesti take shape. They are located in the middle of the Sahara and are of volcanic origin. The landscape is characterized there by stripped mountains, deep throats and broad valleys. This area is also characterized by its rocky deserts, stopped by place by oases. It is also in this area that the culminating point of the country is, the volcano Emi Koussi, with its 3.415 Mr.
Mountains and rivers: The culminating point of Chad is in the North of the country, in the middle of shredded volcanic landscapes, in edge of the Sahara. The solid mass of Tibesti is also highest of all Sahara. It is composed of various layers of sandstone carved by the trade winds. Highest of the volcanos 3.415 m measure and are named Emi Koussi. It is in the South-west of the solid mass. Among the other volcanos which overhang this area, which probably one of is isolated from the ground, one finds also Tarso Woon, high of 3.100 m and Tarso Toon, high of 2.625 Mr.
The longest river of the country is Chari, length 1.400 km. It is the principal affluent of the lake Chad. It takes its source in Central African Republic, then runs out towards North before reaching Chad finally. On the Chadian territory, it is 1.200 km long. The lake Chad is located at the South-west of the country. It is more the big lake of North Africa. This lake represents also the natural border which separates the country from Niger, Nigeria and Cameroun.
Climate and better period to travel: In the South of the country reigns all the year a hot and wet climate. The temperatures there are very high and vary according to the area. The North of the country on the other hand is characterized by a continental and dry climate. It is about the typical climate of the arid zones, with differences in very important temperatures. One distinguishes two periods from the rains in Chad. To the South, the period of the rains goes from at the beginning of May to mid-October, in the center of the country, from June to September. The best period to visit the country is in “winter”, c.a.d. between December and mid-February. A light breeze blows then, it is the “Harmattan”, a dry wind coming from the desert. The temperatures day laborers turn then around 30° C, which is rather fresh for this country. During the rain season, many roads are impracticable.
Language (S) of the country and communication: The official languages are the Chadian Arab and the French. The Chadian Arab is a dialect which is also spoken in most of Cameroun, but also in Central African Republic, in Niger and Nigeria. In the North of Chad, this dialect is often employed, unlike the South, where Chad-Sara rather is spoken. This language made it also part of the Chadian source languages. In all, it is more than 50 regional languages and dialects which are spoken in Chad. It is possible to gather them by families of language, such as for example the Sudanese languages, Chadian or Saharan. Better is thus worth to speak French to travel to Chad, particularly inside the country, since all the Chadians have French knowledge.
Health and vaccines: Vaccination against the yellow fever is obligatory. It is in general also recommended to be vaccinated against hepatitis has, typhus, the polio, the diphteria, tetanus and the rage. To protect itself from the viruses propagated by the mosquitos and the insects, it is enough most of the time to wear covering clothing and to use insecticides sold on the spot. Only the Ndjamena capital is able to guarantee care of sufficient quality. Inside the country, the medical care is not good quality and in the North of the country, there is not of it practically the risk of malaria (paludism) exists all the year and in all the countries. Before leaving, please inform itself near your attending physician in connection with a possible preventive medication of the malaria (paludism). It is recommended to provide itself with a special health insurance for the voyages and valid in the whole world, with insurance-repatriation in the event of urgency.
Apart from that, it is recommended to peel the fruits and to cook vegetables in order to avoid any risk of infection. It is also judicious to carry a small first-aid kit with the necessary one.
Conditions of entry: The passport is obligatory and must be valid still at least a month after being left the Chadian territory. The French nationals must be provided with a visa which it is necessary to ask near the Chadian embassy for Paris. The visa is valid to the maximum 3 months and only for the stays accomplished in the Ndjamena capital. For all the excursions which you will carry out out of the capital, you will have to ask for an authorization near the regional prefectures. You can make of it the request at the time of your arrival, with the airport. The children must be provided with an individual passport.
If you wish to obtain from advantage of information in connection with the conditions of entry or safety, or on the vaccines to be carried out, please consult Internet site of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Arrival and displacements on the spot: To leave deParis (CDG), Air France (AF) proposes non-stop flights for Chad, just like the national company Toumaï Air Chad (9D). The flights are generally bound for Ndjamena (NDJ).
Only the company Toumaï Air Chad proposes interior flights, even if there are only three of them. Its flights connect the capital with Moundou (MQQ), Sarh (SRH) and Abéché (AEH).
Capital: Ndjamena and its agglomeration count more than 1,5 million inhabitants, which makes of it more the big city of the country. The city is divided into two districts, the European district, where the administrative buildings and the security services and the African district, very animated are. The majority of the monuments are in the African district since it is there that is located the old city with its daily market and the national museum where many parts are exposed which testify to the Sar culture, which knew its apogee at the 9th century.
Sites and places of bathes: Before undertaking an excursion out of the capital, it is necessary in all the cases to obtain an authorization of the prefecture, and this for each visited area. In general, it is necessary to make of it the request at the time of your arrival to the airport. If you must encounter difficulties on the road, which is very possible considering the bad condition of the infrastructures, address in the emergency cases to the military station nearest, which it is French or Chadian. They are indeed the only ones to have means of communication which function.
One of the most interesting sites is the national park of Zakouma, in the South of the country. Founded in 1963, it is located around the town of Sarh. Its surface reaches the 3.000 km ². One can observe there 44 species of mammals different and 25 species from birds. The African elephants, which were in the process of disappearance, partly because of the civil war, are recomposing their population there and are estimated at approximately 4.000. The Chadian government currently tries to make classify the park on the list of the world heritage of the humanity of UNESCO. The best period to visit the park is between Mars and April since it is the time when many animals gather around the water points and are then easy to observe. It is for example the case of the giraffes, the elephants, the monkeys, the antelopes and the lions. The park is closed during the rain season which goes from June to October.
But the natural site most interesting is without any doubt the desert of Ennedi, in the solid mass of Tibesti. The Sahara, this so particular desert, shows all its faces there. The strange landscapes which await the visitor are to be cut the breath and will leave you an unforgettable memory. The most impressive phenomenon is the incredible range of colors in which the rocks of likings to the setting sun resplendissent. You will be able to observe many cave paintings there, on the rocks and in the caves, which testify to disappeared civilizations and owing to the fact that the area was then green and fertile. In the desert of Ennedi, do not miss the 12 Lakes Ounianga, of which 7 are filled with fresh water of a major blue, in which the dunes, palm trees and cliffs of limestone come to be reflected. What makes the interest of the desert of Ennedi, in fact also the gueltas are drinking water basins which are supplied by underground sources of fresh water. One of the guelta most impressive is that of Wadi Archai, which is surrounded by high cliffs of 120 Mr. At the bottom of the most moved back throats, you will be able to observe the last Saharan crocodiles, which nourish mainly small fish. If you climb one of two cliffs overhanging the guelta, which has the shape of W, you will have a unspoilable view on the crocodiles and these landscapes to cut you the breath.
Religion: Approximately 50% of the population of Chad claim Islam sunnite. 25% are Christian and 25% animists.
Big cities: Ndjamena, Moundou, Bongor, Sarh, Abéché and Doba.
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Flights expensive not preferred towards and of Chad/TD
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