Ouara

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Ouara (also Wara ) is a city in the region Wadai ( Ouaddaï ) in Chad.

History

From 1635 to 1870 Ouara was the capital of the Arab- Sudanese empire Wadai, which was lying on the region of today Wadai. Ouara is located 60 km north-east of its present capital Abeche.

Because of a drought the princes left in the 19th century, the city of which a mosque and the palace of Ibn Abdel- Kerim Djame is left today. The bricks of the palace presented an Egyptian architect in the 16th century ago. The palace is surrounded by a wall with 325 meters in diameter and consisted of several buildings, multi-storey residence of the Sultan and apartments for his wives. The mosque is also built of bricks.

These ruins, the Chad proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Department

Since 2002 Ouara is one of four départements of Wadai region. Ouara has six sub-prefectures: Abeche, Abougoudam, Abdi, Chokoyan, Bourtaïl and Amleyouna.

  • Location in Chad
  • Region Wadai
  • Former capital (Africa)
  • Place in Africa
Ouaddaï Region Arab people
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