Ounianga Kébir
in Ennedi-Ouest Region, Chad
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Faya Largeau Airport (120 mi)
- Lakes of Ounianga (Unesco heritage, 1 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 19.053 and 20.489 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 19° 3' 9" and E 20° 29' 19"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - XAF
- Spoken languages:
- French, Arabic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 04:46 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Ndjamena
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:12 am and 5:59 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -18.871 and -159.778 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Vaipae - References
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Safety Score: 3,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Chad.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Chad. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Touring Ounianga Kébir
Ounianga Kébir in Ennedi-Ouest Region is a town located in Chad about 601 mi (or 967 km) north-east of N'Djamena, the country's capital place.
Time in Ounianga Kébir is now 04:46 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Ndjamena with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 1 airports nearby Ounianga Kébir. The closest airport in Chad is Faya Largeau Airport in a distance of 120 mi (or 192 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Lakes of Ounianga in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), East.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Faya-Largeau, Fada, Am Djarass, Bardai and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Lake Yoa
Lake Yoa is the most famous, and second largest of the Lakes of Ounianga, a series of Lakes in Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region basin of northeastern Chad. It is locaded in the Ounianga Kebir about 40km west of Ounianga Sarir. These lakes are remnants of a much larger lake which occupied this basin during the African Humid period which lasted from approximately 15,000 to 5,500 years before present.
Lake Katam
The Lake Katam is one of the larger lakes in Ounianga Kebir, a lake system in the Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region in north-east basin of the Chad. These lakes are notable for their running in the north-south headlands, by the Trade wind are formed. They are the remnant of a much larger lake, that filled the basin during the so-called green Sahara-time, which lasted from about BC 10000-1500.
Lakes of Ounianga
Lakes of Ounianga are a series of lakes located in the Sahara desert, in northern Chad. It was added as a World Heritage site in 2012.
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Ounianga Kébir
