Ennedi-Ouest (region)

Ennedi-Ouest Region (Arabic: إنيدي الغربية) is one of the twenty-three regions of Chad.

Ennedi-Ouest
إنيدي الغربية
Region
Sandstone pillars in the Ennedi Plateau near Fada
Map of Chad with the Ennedi-Ouest region highlighted in red
Coordinates: 18°30′N 21°24′E
CountryChad
DepartmentsFada, Mourtcha
CommunesFada, Gouro, Ounnianga-Kébir , Tébi, Nohi, Kalai, Torboul
Created2012
CapitalFada
Government
  GovernorMornadji Mbaïssanébé Kar-Ouba
Population
 (2009)
  Total59,744

It was created in 2012 from the western half of the former Ennedi Region. It appears to cover the same territory as the former Ennedi Ouest Department. The capital of the region is Fada.

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