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Landsat 8 image of Gweni-Fada crater in the Ennedi Plateau. The Ennedi Plateau is located in the northeast of Chad, in the regions of Ennedi-Ouest and Ennedi-Est.It is considered a part of the group of mountains known as the Ennedi Massif found in Chad, which is one of the nine countries that make up the Sahelian belt that spans the Atlantic Ocean to Sudan.
Floating reeds cover almost half the surface of these lakes reducing evaporation. At 436 ha, Lake Teli has the largest surface area but is less than 10 m deep. With their high quality freshwater, some of these lakes are home to aquatic fauna, particularly fish. [3] Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape: Ennedi Region
Gweni-Fada is a meteorite crater in the Ennedi Plateau, Chad. [1] [2] The Gweni Fada structure was first noted on the map NE 34 X Fada of the IGN (National Geographic Institute France) and aerial photographs in the 1950s of IGN by Alain Beauvilain (Paris X- Nanterre University). In April 1995, at the initiative of CNAR (National Center to Help ...
Ennedi-Ouest Region (Arabic: إنيدي الغربية) is one of the twenty-three regions of Chad. It was created in 2012 from the western half of the former Ennedi Region. [2] It appears to cover the same territory as the former Ennedi Ouest Department. [1] The capital of the region is Fada.
The Guelta d'Archei is one of the most famous gueltas in the Sahara.It is located in the Ennedi Plateau, in north-eastern Chad, south-east of the town of Fada.The Guelta d'Archei is inhabited by several kinds of animals, most notably the West African crocodile (Crocodylus suchus; until recently thought to be a synonym for the Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti).
It 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 was Fada. In 2012 it was split into two new regions: the department of Wadi Hawar became Ennedi-Est Region and the department of Ennedi became Ennedi-Ouest Region.
Ouaddaï Highlands is an area in east of Chad along the border with Sudan. The Ennedi Plateau and the Ouaddaï highlands in the east of Chad complete the image of a gradually sloping basin, which descends towards Lake Chad. There are also central highlands in the Guera region rising to 1,500 m (4,921 ft).
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