Ennedi Est (province)

Ennedi Est
إنيدي الشرقية
Inīdī ash-Sharqī
Province
Hoodoos in the Ennedi Plateau
Hoodoos in the Ennedi Plateau
Map of Chad highlighting the Ennedi-Est region in red.
Map of Chad highlighting the Ennedi-Est region in red.
Coordinates: 17°39′N 23°9′E / 17.650°N 23.150°E / 17.650; 23.150
CountryChad
Created4 September 2012
Regional capitalAmdjarass
Government
 • Delegate generalMahamat Togou Tchohimi
Population
 (2009 census)
 • Total
107,302
 • Estimate 
(2018 projection)
147,956
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (WAT)

Ennedi Est (Arabic: إنيدي الشرقي, romanised: Inīdī ash-Sharqī) is one of the twenty-three provinces of Chad. The capital of the province is Amdjarass.

History

Ennedi Est was established on September 4, 2012 from part of the former Ennedi Region. It appears to cover the same territory as the former Ennedi Est Department.

From 1960 to 1999, the province was part of the Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture, and until 2008 was the Ennedi Est Department in the region of the same name. From 2008 to 2012, the province was part of the Ennedi Region as the Wadi Hawar department until the Ennedi Region was divided.

Geography

The province is situated in the far northeast of Chad. It borders Kufra District in Libya to the north, North Darfur in Sudan to the east, Wadi Fira Region to the south, and Ennedi-Ouest Region to the west. The region is geographically part of the Sahara Desert, and contains features such as the Erdi Plateau and the Mourdi Depression in the north, and the eastern portion of the Ennedi Plateau in the center. The Ennedi Plateau is protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the portion in Ennedi Est contains attractions such as Julia Arch and the guelta of Bachikélé, noted for its population of Rauvolfia afra, a tree that normally grows in the African tropics.

The province's northern section lies within the Aouzou Strip, historically a point of dispute between Chad and Libya.

Climate

Ennedi Est has a hot semi-arid climate (BWh) according to the Köppen climate classification. The province experiences a wide range of temperatures throughout the year, ranging from cooler temperatures in January and February that can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) and rising to peak temperatures in May that can reach over 41 °C (106 °F). Temperatures in the summer are warm but generally stable (around 31 °C or 88 °F) and start to cool in the winter, staying around 10 °C (51 °F).

Settlements

Amdjarass is the provincial capital. It recorded a population of 20,850 in the 2009 census.

Demographics

The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Zaghawa and the Dazaga.

Government and subdivisions

Subdivisions

Ennedi Est is divided into two departments:

DepartmentCapitalCommunes
Am-DjarassAm-DjarassAm-Djarass, Bao, Djouna, Kaoura
Wadi HawarWadi-HawarBahaï, Birdouani

Leaders

Until 2025, the leaders of the provinces of Chad were known as governors. In 2025, the holder of the office was renamed as the delegate general of the government.

Infrastructure

Amdjarass Airport was opened on 28 December 2022. It is located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) southwest of Amdjarass and has a 3,050-metre-long (10,010 ft) runway, the longest in Chad. The United Nations has accused the United Arab Emirates of using the airport to send weapons to the Rapid Support Forces fighting in Sudan. The UAE has denied this, claiming it has been sending humanitarian aid rather than arms.

The Ouré Cassoni refugee camp is located near Kariari Dam, which has a storage capacity of 12 million cubic metres (9,700 acre⋅ft). Here, the United Arab Emirates is building a water treatment plant to supply drinking water to Amdjarass and the surrounding areas.

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