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Ndélé

Ndélé is a town in the north of the Central African Republic, capital of Bamingui-Bangoran prefecture. It was built from the 1890s as the fortified capital of Muhammad al-Sanusi, sultan of Dar al-Kuti, whose slave raids fed the trade routes to the north. Remains of his palace and fortifications survive.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ndélé. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ndele
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