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The slave trade between sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East passed through the slave markets of Chad and Western Sudan, slave-trading was a key component of Chad's historic economy, [4] and this brought people of various ethnicities into Chad. [5] The CIA Factbook estimates the largest ethnic groups as of the 2014-2015 census as: [6]
Ethnic groups in Chad; Demographics of Chad; References This page was last edited on 19 September 2024, at 23:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Nonetheless, ethnic identity was a significant component of life in Chad. The peoples of Chad carry significant ancestry from Eastern, Central, Western, and Northern Africa. [2] Chad's languages fall into ten major groups, each of which belongs to either the Nilo-Saharan, Afro-Asiatic, or Niger–Congo language family.
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Chad has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city of N'Djamena. With a total area of around 1,300,000 km 2 (500,000 sq mi), [8] Chad is the fifth-largest country in Africa and the twentieth largest nation by area in the world.
Lake Chad, after which the country is named, is the largest wetland in Chad and the second largest in Africa. Chad's highest peak is the Emi Koussi in the Sahara, and N'Djamena, the capital, is the largest city. Chad is home to over 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups. Arabic and French are the official languages.
The Hadjarai are a group of peoples comprising 6.7% of the population of Chad, [1] or more than 150,000 people. [2] The name is an Arabic exonym, literally meaning "[those] of the stones" (i.e. of the mountains). It is used collectively to describe several distinct ethnic groups living in the hilly Guéra Region. [3]
Map of Chad. This is a list of cities and towns in Chad. In brackets there is the Arabic name of the city. Alphabetical list. N'Djamena (انجامينا), ...