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NDjamena city overview
NDjamena is a city in Chad shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Known forN'Djamena, Capital and largest city of Chad, NDjamena planning base 3, NDjamena planning base 4
RegionChadChad
Time zoneAfrica/Doualalocal time
Founded1942historical origin
City history
On 21 January 1942, a lone German Heinkel He 111 of the Sonderkommando Blaich successfully bombed the airfield at Fort-Lamy, destroying oil supplies and ten aircraft.
Fort-Lamy received its first bank branch in 1950, when the Paris-based Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale opened a branch there.
On 18 November 1956, Fort-Lamy held its first municipal elections.
The European district remained a separate part of the city into the 1960s, after independence. Late 20th century Chad gained its independence from France in 1960.
Before its renaming in 1973, the city was known as Fort-Lamy, named after French army officer Amédée-François Lamy.
The city was partly destroyed during the Chadian Civil War in 1979 and again in 1980.
The city was occupied by Libya during the 1980–81 Libyan intervention as part of the Chadian–Libyan conflict, and the associated Transitional Government of National Unity.
Following differences between Goukouni and Muammar Gaddafi and international disapproval of Libyan intervention, the Libyan troops left the capital and Chad in 1981.
This opened the door to Habré, who marched on N'Djamena, occupying the city with little resistance in 1982 and installing himself as the new president.
It was merely a colonial outpost in its early days, and until the 1920s, the city was entirely under French military rule.
The change to N'Djamena was part of a broader movement to replace colonial names with indigenous ones, reflecting the local Arabic heritage and cultural identity.
It has since expanded into a major trading city and became the capital of the region and nation.
During the Second World War, the French relied upon the city's airport to move troops and supplies.
The tug-of-war reached a conclusion after many months only when Goukouni asked for the intervention of the Libyans, whose tanks overwhelmed Habré's defenses in the capital.
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N'Djamena
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Capital and largest city of Chad
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NDjamena planning base 5
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Transport notes
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