Abéché (Arabic: أبشه, Absha) is the fourth largest city in Chad and is the capital of Ouaddaï Region. It has within it the remnants of the ancient capital, including palaces, mosques, and the tombs of former sultans.[2]
The city of Abéché was made capital of the Wadai Sultanate in the 1890s, after the wells at Ouara, the former capital, had dried out. In 1909, French troops invaded the Kingdom and established a garrison in Abéché. France took power, forcing the sultan to renounce his throne. At that time, Abéché was the largest city in Chad with 28,000 people, but major epidemics reduced the population to 6000 in 1919. In 1935, the sultanate was restored by orders of the French government, and Muhammed Ouarada, heir to the throne after his father became king. Once one of the strongholds of the Arabic slave trade route, the city is known today for its markets, mosques, church, square (the Place de l'Indépendance) and for its sultan's palace. Abéché has several schools, a hospital, a university and is one of the major garrisons of the Armee Nationale du Tchad ANT . There is a small airport (IATA: AEH, ICAO: FTTC), Airport ID: AE, operated sunrise to sunset (SR-SS) with flights to N'Djaména.
On 25 November 2006, the city was taken by the Union of Forces for Democracy, a rebel group that sought to depose president Idriss Déby. Extensive looting took place during the night. On the same day, nearby Biltine was captured by the Rally of Democratic Forces, another rebel group. A day later, both cities were retaken by the Chadian army.[3]
On 30 October 2007, the city came to international attention when 17 French volunteers working for the charity Zoé's Ark were arrested there for alleged child abduction.
Abeche is the centrum for the delivery of humanitarian assistance for approx. 240,000 Darfurian refugees living in 12 camps east of the town, near the border with Sudan. A number of organizations opened office 2003 and 2004, e.g. UNHCR, the Red Cross, the German GTZ and UNICEF.
It is surrounded by savanna and is an important cattle raising center.[2] The manufacture of camel-hair blankets is one of the industries of the area.[2]
Transportation
The supply center of Kalait, located on the road between Abéché and Fada.
It has major roads connecting it to the capital N'Djamena, as well as Sarh, and also to neighbouring Sudan.[2] The city is served by Abéché Airport which connects to city to N'Djamena and Faya-Largeau.[5]
Abéché is the hottest major city in Chad.[6] It gets 336 days a year above 32 °C (90 °F). Its rainy season is in mid-year, from June to September. The hottest months are from March to June. Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot semi-arid climate (BSh). It is one of the hottest cities on earth with average year-round daily high of over 36 degrees Celsius, and an average daily mean of around 29 degrees Celsius.
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Abeche Arabic أبشه Absha is the fourth largest city in Chad and is the capital of Ouaddai Region It has within it the remnants of the ancient capital including palaces mosques and the tombs of former sultans 2 Abeche أبشهAbecheLocation in ChadCoordinates 13 49 59 N 20 50 05 E 13 83306 N 20 83472 E 13 83306 20 83472Country ChadRegionOuaddai RegionDepartmentOuaraSub PrefectureAbecheElevation542 m 1 778 ft Population 2012 1 Total76 492Time zoneUTC 1 Central Africa Summer DST UTC 1 not observed Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Economy 4 Transportation 5 Education 6 Notable people 7 Climate 8 Images 9 ReferencesHistory EditThe city of Abeche was made capital of the Wadai Sultanate in the 1890s after the wells at Ouara the former capital had dried out In 1909 French troops invaded the Kingdom and established a garrison in Abeche France took power forcing the sultan to renounce his throne At that time Abeche was the largest city in Chad with 28 000 people but major epidemics reduced the population to 6000 in 1919 In 1935 the sultanate was restored by orders of the French government and Muhammed Ouarada heir to the throne after his father became king Once one of the strongholds of the Arabic slave trade route the city is known today for its markets mosques church square the Place de l Independance and for its sultan s palace Abeche has several schools a hospital a university and is one of the major garrisons of the Armee Nationale du Tchad ANT There is a small airport IATA AEH ICAO FTTC Airport ID AE operated sunrise to sunset SR SS with flights to N Djamena On 25 November 2006 the city was taken by the Union of Forces for Democracy a rebel group that sought to depose president Idriss Deby Extensive looting took place during the night On the same day nearby Biltine was captured by the Rally of Democratic Forces another rebel group A day later both cities were retaken by the Chadian army 3 On 30 October 2007 the city came to international attention when 17 French volunteers working for the charity Zoe s Ark were arrested there for alleged child abduction Abeche is the centrum for the delivery of humanitarian assistance for approx 240 000 Darfurian refugees living in 12 camps east of the town near the border with Sudan A number of organizations opened office 2003 and 2004 e g UNHCR the Red Cross the German GTZ and UNICEF Demographics EditDemographic evolution Year Population 4 1988 40 0001993 54 6282008 78 1912012 76 492Economy EditIt is surrounded by savanna and is an important cattle raising center 2 The manufacture of camel hair blankets is one of the industries of the area 2 Transportation Edit The supply center of Kalait located on the road between Abeche and Fada It has major roads connecting it to the capital N Djamena as well as Sarh and also to neighbouring Sudan 2 The city is served by Abeche Airport which connects to city to N Djamena and Faya Largeau 5 Education EditThe Lycee Franco Arabe school is located here 2 Notable people EditYoussouf Saleh Abbas Chadian political figure who was Prime Minister of Chad 2008 to 2010 Arabi El Goni politicianClimate EditAbeche is the hottest major city in Chad 6 It gets 336 days a year above 32 C 90 F Its rainy season is in mid year from June to September The hottest months are from March to June Koppen Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot semi arid climate BSh It is one of the hottest cities on earth with average year round daily high of over 36 degrees Celsius and an average daily mean of around 29 degrees Celsius Climate data for AbecheMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 33 5 92 3 35 7 96 3 38 2 100 8 40 2 104 4 40 0 104 0 38 4 101 1 34 7 94 5 32 0 89 6 34 0 93 2 37 3 99 1 35 8 96 4 34 0 93 2 36 2 97 2 Daily mean C F 24 9 76 8 27 6 81 7 30 3 86 5 32 7 90 9 32 8 91 0 31 6 88 9 28 7 83 7 27 0 80 6 28 2 82 8 29 8 85 6 27 9 82 2 25 4 77 7 28 9 84 0 Average low C F 16 1 61 0 18 3 64 9 22 1 71 8 25 1 77 2 25 7 78 3 24 8 76 6 23 6 74 5 22 3 72 1 22 3 72 1 22 6 72 7 20 7 69 3 17 8 64 0 21 8 71 2 Average precipitation mm inches 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00 3 2 0 13 12 1 0 48 34 6 1 36 98 1 3 86 166 2 6 54 53 4 2 10 5 1 0 20 0 1 0 00 0 0 0 0 372 9 14 67 Average precipitation days 0 1 mm 0 0 1 2 4 6 12 14 7 2 1 0 49Average relative humidity 20 17 16 18 27 41 60 71 61 35 23 23 34Mean monthly sunshine hours 316 2 291 2 300 7 300 0 313 1 300 0 254 2 226 3 261 0 306 9 312 0 319 3 3 500 9Mean daily sunshine hours 10 2 10 4 9 7 10 0 10 1 10 0 8 2 7 3 8 7 9 9 10 4 10 3 9 6Source 1 World Meteorological Organization 7 Source 2 NOAA sun and humidity 8 Climate Data org altitude 544m for mean temperatures 9 Images Edit Aerial view The two mosques Abeche Airport A leather shop in Abeche Abeche 1918 Abeche Market 1918 Tata Fortress 1918 References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abeche World Gazetteer Archived from the original on 11 January 2013 a b c d e Hoiberg Dale H ed 2010 Abeche Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol I A ak Bayes 15th ed Chicago Illinois Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc pp 24 ISBN 978 1 59339 837 8 Chad denies rebel move on capital BBC News 26 November 2006 Archived from the original on 9 September 2013 World Gazetteer Chad Archived 9 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Tchadia Airlines outlines planned network from Oct 2018 routesonline com Retrieved 26 September 2018 Chad Climate Index Climate Charts Archived from the original on 18 July 2013 Retrieved 27 October 2013 World Weather Information Service Abeche World Meteorological Organization Retrieved 24 June 2015 Abeche Climate Normals 1961 1990 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved 24 June 2015 Climate Abeche Climate graph Temperature graph Climate table Climate Data org Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 Retrieved 27 October 2013 Africa portal Coordinates 13 49 59 N 20 50 05 E 13 83306 N 20 83472 E 13 83306 20 83472 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abeche amp 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