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Chad Essentials

Chad’s landscape features the volcanic Tibesti Mountains, including the Sahara's highest peak, Emi Koussi, and the sandstone formations of the Ennedi Plateau. This selection highlights the UNESCO-listed Lakes of Ounianga, a series of eighteen interconnected lakes in the hyper-arid desert, and the Guelta d’Archei, a permanent watering hole home to rare West African crocodiles. Cultural sites include the Chad National Museum and the traditional architecture of Gaoui, offering insight into the prehistoric Sao civilization.

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Elephant Rock Formation

A massive sandstone arch in the Ennedi Plateau naturally eroded into a shape resembling an elephant. It is a prominent feature of the UNESCO World Heritage site known for its unique desert geomorphology.

Walter Mittelholzer (1894-1937) / Public domain

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Lake Chad

Lake Chad is a historically large, shallow, endorheic lake in Central Africa, which has varied in size over the centuries.

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Emi Koussi

Emi Koussi is a high pyroclastic shield volcano that lies at the southeast end of the Tibesti Mountains in the central Sahara, in the…

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Chad National Museum

The Chad National Museum is the national museum of Chad. Since November 2010, the national heritage has been highlighted in modern premises…

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Bhyrt ywa

The largest lake in the Ounianga Kebir group, located in the Sahara Desert. This hypersaline lake is over 20 meters deep and is sustained by an ancient underground aquifer rather than seasonal rainfall.

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Toussidé

Toussidé is a potentially active stratovolcano in Chad. Toussidé lies in the Tibesti Mountains, the large Yirrigué caldera and the smaller…

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Guelta d’Archei

A permanent desert oasis tucked within a deep sandstone canyon in the Ennedi Plateau. It serves as a vital watering hole for camel caravans and supports one of the last remaining populations of West African crocodiles.

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Trou au Natron

Trou au Natron or Doon Orei is a volcanic caldera of the Tibesti Massif in the nation of Chad in Northern Africa. The volcano is extinct.

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Gweni-Fada crater

Gweni-Fada is a meteorite crater in the Ennedi Plateau, Chad.

NASA Expedition 20 crew Image Science… / Public domain

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Aorounga crater

Aorounga is an eroded meteorite impact crater in Chad, Africa. The exposed remnant of the crater is 12.6 km in diameter and its age is…

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Musée de Gaoui

Housed in a traditionally decorated Kotoko building, this museum showcases the history of the Sao civilization. It features local pottery and archaeological artifacts discovered in the surrounding Gaoui village.

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Lac Teli bhyrt tyly

The largest of the freshwater lakes in the Ounianga Serir system. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site where groundwater prevents the lakes from evaporating despite the extreme Saharan heat.

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Lake Katam

The Lake Katam is one of the larger lakes in Ounianga Kebir, a lake system in the Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region in the north-east basin of…

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Little Aloba Arch

A natural sandstone bridge located in the Ennedi Massif. While smaller than the nearby Aloba Arch, it demonstrates the region's complex wind and water erosion patterns.

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