Ounianga Kébir (town)

Coordinates: 19°03′18″N 020°29′14″E / 19.05500°N 20.48722°E / 19.05500; 20.48722
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Ounianga Kébir
أونيانغا كبير
Ounianga Kébir is located in Chad
Ounianga Kébir
Ounianga Kébir
Location in Chad (Ennedi Region highlighted)
Coordinates: 19°03′18″N 020°29′14″E / 19.05500°N 20.48722°E / 19.05500; 20.48722
Country Chad
RegionEnnedi (since 2008)
DepartmentEnnedi
Sub-PrefectureOunianga
Elevation
1,299 ft (396 m)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total10,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Ounianga Kébir (Arabic: أونيانغا كبير) is a town in the Sahara Desert in the Ennedi Region of northern Chad. Located within the Ennedi Department, Ounianga also makes up a sub-prefecture.

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The town is served by Kébir Airport.

Geography[edit]

Ounianga Kébir is located next to the Lakes of Ounianga. The area is part of Sahara Desert and is a hot and hyperarid desert that features less than 2 millimetres (0.1 in) of rainfall a year. The town is in a basin between the mountains of West Tibesti and Ennedi East.

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