Chad Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Chad
For more than 2,000 years, the Chadian Basin has been inhabited by agricultural and sedentary peoples. The earliest of these were the legendary Sao, known from artefacts and oral histories. The Sao fell to the Kanem Empire, the first and longest-lasting of the empires that developed in Chad's Sahelian strip by the end of the 1st millennium AD. The power of Kanem and its successors was based on control of the trans-Saharan trade routes that passed through the region. Up until the late 19th century, two Muslim kingdoms emerged in the region, including the Sultanate of Bagirmi and the Wadai Empire. French colonial expansion led to the creation of theTerritoire Militaire des Pays et Protectorats du Tchadin 1900. By 1920, France had secured full control of the colony and incorporated it as part
Top Attractions in Chad
Explore the best things to see and do in Chad:
- ★Lake Chad
- ★Oasis of Faya
- ★Zakouma National Park
Chad Travel Guide Sections
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