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Ndjamena (ənjä`mānä), formerly Fort-Lamy (fôr-lämē`), city (1993 urban pop. 213,342), capital of Chad and of Chari-Baguirmi prefecture, SW Chad. It is a port on the Chari River and a transportation hub that lies on roads leading to Nigeria, Sudan, and the Central African Republic. Ndjamena is primarily an administrative center. It is also a major regional market for livestock, salt, dates, and grains. Meat processing is the chief industry. The city was founded as Fort-Lamy by the French in 1900. During a period of civil war in the 1960s the town was occupied by Libyan forces. Its name was changed to Ndjamena in 1973. The city has schools of administration and veterinary medicine and an international airport. Ndjamena, N'djamena the capital of Chad, in the southwest, at the confluence of the Shari and Logone Rivers: trading centre for livestock. Pop.: 866 000 (2005 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Lassou showed a five-minute video tape, accompanied by a sound track, describing what he said was a foiled attempt last autumn by Libya to place an explosive device in a Chamber of Commerce hall in N'djamena, the capital of Chad. |
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