N'Djamena (/ᵻndʒəˈmeɪnə/; Arabic: نجامينا Nijāmīnā “place o rest”), population 993,492 (2009), is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Chad.
A port on the Chari River, near the confluence wi the Logone River, it directly faces the Cameroonian toun o Kousséri, tae which the ceety is connectit bi a bridge. It is an' a' a special statute region, dividit in 10 arrondissements. It is a regional market for fermstockin, salt, dates, an grains. Meat, fish an cotton processin are the chief industries, an the ceety continues tae serve as the centre o economic activity in Chad, despite the violent ceevil conflicts.
N’Djamena نجامينا Nijāmīnā Fort Lamy | |
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Coordinates: 12°6′47″N 15°2′57″E / 12.11306°N 15.04917°E | |
Kintra | Chad |
Region | N’Djamena |
Area | |
• City | 100 km2 (40 sq mi) |
Elevation | 298 m (978 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• City | 1,092,066 |
• Density | 11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,605,696 |
Time zone | +1 |
Area code(s) | 235 |
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