 | ||
| N’Djamena | ||
| Country | Chad | |
|---|---|---|
| The search for a province ends with the state | ||
| Residents | 1.092.066 (2012) | |
| height | 298 m | |
no tourist info on Wikidata:  | ||
| location | ||
| ||
N’Djamena (Arabic:نجامينا, Nijamina) is the capital and largest city in the Chad. It is on the east bank of the river Shari.
background
Dynamic cardsThe city, in colonial times it was called Fort Lamy, is in the southwest of the country, right on the border with Cameroon. A bridge connects it with the Cameroonian Kousseri.
By plane
The Aéroport international de N'Djaména (IATA code NDJ) (also Hassan Djamous Airport) is the city's international airport and runs regularly from Europe Air France served from Paris-CDG. Transfer connections with are significantly cheaper in 2018 Egypt Air or Ethiopian. The airport has also been used by France for punitive expeditions within its sphere of influence since independence, and Operation Barkhane has been running since 2014.
Domestic flights: The Tchadia Airlines served domestic routes from October 2018 with two machines taken over from Ethiopian.
Upon arrival, the baggage labels are checked for conformity. Baggage is checked when entering the airport building. Do not expect any of the usual international services or standards.
There are taxis from the airport for transportation to the city center, which is just under 2 km away. Up to 5000 CFA were required in 2017.
Foreigners have to register with the police within 72 hours of entering the country. This is done in the 1 Commissariat Central on Ave. General Kerim Nassour (formerly Boulevard de Strasbourg).
By bus
To Sarh Buses from 1 South Voyages in around 8 hours, every hour in the morning, in 2017 for 10,000 CFA.
In the street
The Cameroonian 1 Kousséri, on the other side of the Shari, is only 20 kilometers by road from the city center of N’Djamena.
mobility
Taxis and back on motorcycles, the latter in the city center 1000 CFA.
Tourist Attractions
There are no “sights” in the conventional sense.
During the renovation in 2017, the cathedral will not be accessible.
The National Museum opens Monday to Thursday. 8.30 a.m.-2.30 p.m., Fri. to 10.30 a.m. A private guide costs 5000 CFA (2016).
shop
1 Main market (Marché)
kitchen
A meal in a simple restaurant in 2017 costs 2500-5000 CFA, a bottle of beer from 800 CFA.
Drinking water in 1½ liter bottles is sold for 550-750 CFA.
accommodation
Cheaper hotels usually cost from 30,000 CFA in 2017.
luxury
Since 2006, when UN officials began to invade en masse, there have been hotels of international standards in Chad, all located in the capital. The newest hotel is the 5-star hotel Kempinski Sahel & Sahara, Route de Taiwan 1 (replacement for the closed Kempinski N’Djamena).
French luxury is offered by the Starwood group Méridien Chari, 396 Rue Du Colonel Moll, where most of the rooms have a view of the park and the beautiful Chari River. Next to it, belonging to the Accor group, that is Novotel n'Djamena La Tchadienne hotel. That's right behind it Hotel Ibis. Here, too, the prices are still correspondingly “western”.
All three are about an eight-minute drive from the airport.
International chains such as Hilton, Ledger and Radisson Blue are also represented.
Learn
- Université de N'Djamena. The university consists of four faculties and an institute in which about 6000 students study. The languages of instruction are French and Arabic. The college is the only university in Chad.
Work
Aid organizations.
security
The traffic is chaotic.
Compared to other major African cities, the risk of armed robbery during the day is low (there is hardly any reason to be out after dark). However, petty crimes such as theft and bribery demands from the police and officials do occur.
health
From March to May, daytime temperatures of 40-45 ° C are normal, cooling at night rarely below 28 ° C. The rest of the year it stays at over 30 ° C during the day, so not necessarily cool.
On the streets you can see much less plastic waste than in other African metropolises, and there are also no open sewers.
Practical advice
Consulates
The Austrian Honorary Consulate on Ave. Charles de Gaulle has no passport authority. The Nigerian embassy is responsible for the Swiss Abuja. However, there is one Bureau de la coopération suisse DDC with consular function in the Sabangali district (☎ 235 22 51 73 14).
- Neighboring countries
trips
Lake Chad
Nowadays one sees less of a large expanse of water than a river delta with hundreds of islands. The main tributary is the Shari, which comes from the south.
- Directions
The journey over almost 400 kilometers is only possible with all-drive. The 110 km to Guite are tarred. In 2018, slopes only exist for the first half of the route, after which you navigate the dunes.
There are no longer any ferry connections on the greatly reduced Lake Chad, only canoes with a maximum length of 20 meters and a capacity of 40 t. Even for these, the lake is only deep enough from October to April. Should one go from Guite to Bol, 2 Bagasola(13 ° 32 '43 "N.14 ° 18 ′ 39 ″ E) or want to use an island in the lake, you are out for two days. Since 2017 there have been eight posts with eleven police boats, which are intended to improve safety on the river.
The in Nigeria lying part, today only wetland, stands as Lake Chad Game Reserve, under poorly enforced protection. The region has been the area of the Islamist liberation movement since 2005 Boko Haram is controlled.
literature
- Pemunta N.V., Tabenyang T.C. J .; Neoliberalism, Oil Wealth and Migrant Sex Work in the Chadian City of N’Djamena; in: Hofmann S., Moreno A. (eds); Intimate economies; New York 2016 (Palgrave Macmillan); Pp. 135-62; ISBN 978-1-137-56035-3
