Ennedi Ouest (province)

Ennedi Ouest (Arabic: إنيدي الغربية) is one of the twenty-three provinces of Chad.

Ennedi Ouest إنيدي الغربية
Province
Sandstone pillars in the Ennedi Plateau near Fada
Map of Chad with the Ennedi-Ouest region highlighted in red
Coordinates: 18°30′N 21°24′E
Country	Chad
Departments	Fada, Mourtcha
Communes	Fada, Gouro, Ounnianga-Kébir, Tébi, Nohi, Kalai, Torboul
Created	2012
Capital	Fada
Government
• Governor	Mornadji Mbaïssanébé Kar-Ouba
Population  (2009)[1]
• Total	59,744
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (WAT)

It was created in 2012 from the western half of the former Ennedi Region.^[2] It appears to cover the same territory as the former Ennedi Ouest Department.^[1] The capital of the region is Fada.

Geography

The region borders Libya to the north, Ennedi Est to the east, Wadi Fira Region to the south, and Borkou Region to the west. The region is geographically part of the Sahara Desert.

The province's northern border lies within the Aouzou Strip, historically a point of dispute between Chad and Libya.^[3]

Settlements

The provincial capital is Fada; other major settlements include Gouro, Kalait, Nohi and Ounianga Kébir.^[4]

Demographics

The region's population is estimated to be 59,744.^[1] The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Tedaga and Dazaga Toubou and the Zaghawa.^[5]

Subdivisions

Ennedi-Ouest Region is divided into two departments:^[2]

Department	Capital	Communes
Fada	Fada	Fada, Gouro, Ounnianga-Kébir, Tébi, Nohi
Mourtcha	Kalait	Kalait, Torboul

Government

The region's current governor is Mornadji Mbaïssanébé Kar-Ouba,^[6] who previously served as a general in the Chadian Air Force^[7] and as governor of Moyen-Chari Region.^[8]