Fada
in Ennedi-Ouest Region, Chad
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Faya Largeau Airport (170 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 17.185 and 21.581 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 17° 11' 7" and E 21° 34' 52"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - XAF
- Spoken languages:
- French, Arabic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:12 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Africa/Ndjamena
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:49 am and 4:58 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -18.852 and -159.793 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Amuri - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Chad.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Chad. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Fada
Fada in Ennedi-Ouest Region with it's 23,786 habitants is a town located in Chad about 560 mi (or 902 km) north-east of N'Djamena, the country's capital town.
Time in Fada is now 06:12 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Ndjamena with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 1 airports closer to Fada. The closest airport in Chad is Faya Largeau Airport in a distance of 170 mi (or 274 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Am Djarass, Faya-Largeau, Biltine, Abeche and Geneina. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Ennedi Ouest Department
Ennedi Ouest was a department of the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region in Chad. Its capital was Fada. In 2008, the former Ennedi Ouest and Ennedi Est departments of Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti became the new Ennedi Region. The city of Fada is now located in the new Ennedi department of the Ennedi region.
Battle of Fada
The battle of Fada took place in northern Chad in 1987, and was a turning point of the Libyan-Chadian War.
Ennedi Region
Ennedi Region is a region of Chad which was created in 2008 from the Ennedi Est Department and Ennedi Ouest Department of the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region. The capital of the Ennedi region is Fada.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Fada.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Fort de Fada, Fada
