Abéché
Region
Abeche is a city in eastern Chad. It is the capital of Wadai ( Ouaddai ) region, on the border with Sudan's Darfur region.
Abeche is traditionally one of the most important trading hubs Sahel of Africa, much of the trans-Saharan trade in goods and salt happens to the 21st century the city. In addition to modern (import ) goods especially livestock, salt, dates, and Indigo are traded.
Abeche is the Adam - Barka University, the second university town next to the capital, N'Djamena, but with reduced faculties. There are several high schools, including the Lycée Franco - Arabe and the Ecole Technique, a Catholic church, dedicated to St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, the only post office in the region, and a hospital.
Abeche is the largest garrison town of the Armée National du Tchad (ANT ) in the east of the country, it is situated on the Place d' Independence and, derived from the French colonial era barracks. The local airport is served by the capital N'Djamena and is also Air Force Base of ANT. Landmark of Abeche and symbol of the Persistence of Ouaddai region in a special position within the Chad was until May 2009, the " Porte d ' Abeche ," the old town and the palace gate, which had been found in the travel accounts of Gustav Nachtigal mention. This was demolished despite massive protests of the population within a day under armed guard, probably also to show to the traditionally troubled region, in the country who has the power, but officially to make room for the new road. 2008, the "Camp des Etoiles " built during the EUFOR Tchad / RCA on the northern edge of the city as "Forward Headquarters " ( FHQ ) of the European troops, this was handed mandate in 2009 to the UN after the end of the EU and has since served the UN MINURCAT troops as headquarters.
Population
The city of Abeche has 78,000 inhabitants.
Population development:
History
Abeche was since the 16th century, 300 years a center and hub of the slave trade and other trade activities between the Niger Delta and North Africa, as well as one of the most important settlements of the Sultanate (Kingdom) Ouaddai / Wadai. End of the 19th century dried up in the actual capital Ouara the fountain, which is why the Sultan Abeche as the new capital of his kingdom Wadai said. This status the city maintained even until the final capture by French colonial troops in 1912, since then Abeche is the capital of Ouaddai Region / Wadai.
In November 2006, the city was occupied by the Union des forces pour la démocratie, a rebel group that has the overthrow of President Idriss Déby to the destination. For one night, the city was sacked. The next day the government forces retook the town.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Youssouf Saleh Abbas, Prime Minister of Chad since 2008