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N'Djamena

Also known as Fort-Lamy

N'Djamena is the capital and largest city of Chad, at the confluence of the Chari and Logone rivers on the border with Cameroon. It was founded by the French in 1900 as Fort-Lamy, named after the officer François Lamy, who was killed at the Battle of Kousséri that year, and was the capital of the colony of Chad. It was renamed N'Djamena in 1973.

N'Djamena
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Chad (French colony)

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). N'Djamena. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ndjamena
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“N'Djamena.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ndjamena. Accessed .
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