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    3133 Kanem (Arabic: كانم) is one of the 23 regions of Chad. It is named after the famous Kanem Empire, which was centred in this vicinity. The region's capital...
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    The Kanem–Bornu Empire existed in areas which are now part of Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Libya and Chad. It was known to the Arabian geographers as the...
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  • until 1900 Kanem Prefecture, of former prefectures of Chad Kanem Region, a region of Chad created in 2002 from the former Prefecture of Kanem Kanem Department...
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  • Rig Rig is a sub-prefecture of Kanem Region in Chad. "List of governorates, prefectures, and sub-prefectures of Chad, and associated codes" (PDF) (in French)...
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  • Mao, Chad (category Kanem Region)
    (Arabic: مؤ) is a city in Chad, the capital of the Kanem Region and of the department also named Kanem. It is the 16th most populous city in Chad, and is...
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    2021 Northern Chad offensive (category Kanem Region)
    resumed in the Kanem region with land and air forces attacking rebel positions. On 29 April, rebels claimed to have captured Nokou in Kanem after destroying...
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    region. The region borders Libya to the north, Ennedi-Ouest Region to the east, Wadi Fira Region, Batha Region, Bahr el Gazel Region and Kanem Region...
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    This oddity arises because the great stationary dunes (ergs) of the Kanem region create a dam, preventing lake waters from flowing to the basin's lowest...
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  • Kanem (Arabic: كانم) is one of three departments which make up the region of Kanem in Chad. The capital is Mao. The department is divided into 4 sub-prefectures:...
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    eastern Sudan were Darfur, Bagirmi, Sennar and Wadai. In central Sudan, Kanem–Bornu Empire and the Hausa Kingdoms. To the west were Wagadou, Manden, Songhay...
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