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Photo: Lakes of Ounianga — Jacques Taberlet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Chad at a glance

Chad is a country in Middle Africa; its capital is N'Djamena. People mainly speak Arabic and French. The currency is the Central African CFA Franc (XAF). VoyaKin maps 16 places to see here, including 1 UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Capital
N'Djamena
Region
Middle Africa
Languages
Arabic, French
Currency
Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Chad’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.

Places to see in Chad

12 of the 16 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Ennedi Plateau

    Ennedi PlateauUNESCO

    Massiv Ennedi

    Mountain

    The Ennedi Plateau is located in the northeast of Chad, in the regions of Ennedi-Ouest and Ennedi-Est. It is considered a part of the group of mountains known as the Ennedi Massif found in Chad, which is one of the nine countries that make up the Sahelian belt that spans the Atlantic Ocean to Sudan.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Desertman (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Abéché

    Abéché

    City · Ouaddaï Region

    Abéché is a city in central-eastern Chad and the capital of the Ouaddaï Region. By road it is 749 kilometres (465 mi) northeast of the national capital of N'Djamena and 164 kilometres (102 mi) northwest of Adre, on the border with Sudan.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dans (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Moundou

    Moundou

    City · Logone Occidental Region

    Moundou is the second-largest city in Chad and is the capital of the region of Logone Occidental.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Korom10 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Emi Koussi

    Emi Koussi

    Mountain · Tibesti

    Emi Koussi, also known as Emi Koussou, is a high pyroclastic shield volcano that lies at the southeast end of the Tibesti Mountains in the central Sahara, in the northern Borkou Region of northern Chad.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: ISS Expedition 26 crew (Public domain). Map

  • Ati

    Ati

    City · Batha Region

    Ati is a city in Chad, the capital of the region of Batha. It lies 278 miles (447 km) by road east of the capital N'Djamena. The town is served by Ati Airport.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Chrisrosenk (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Sarh

    Sarh

    City · Moyen-Chari Region

    Sarh, formerly known as Fort Archambault, is the capital of the Moyen-Chari Region and the capital of the Department of Barh Köh in Chad.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Alexander Yakovlev (Public domain). Map

  • Zakouma National Park

    Zakouma National Park

    Parc National de Zakouma حديقة زاكوما الوطنية

    Park & nature · Guéra

    Zakouma National Park is a 3,000 km2 (1,158 sq mi) national park in southeastern Chad, straddling the border of Guéra Region and Salamat Region.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: YACOUB DOUNGOUS (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Guelta d'Archei

    Guelta d'Archei

    Lake · Ennedi-Ouest

    The Guelta d'Archei is one of the most famous gueltas in the Sahara. It is located in the Ennedi Plateau, in north-eastern Chad, south-east of the town of Fada. The Guelta d'Archei is inhabited by several kinds of animals, most notably the West African crocodile.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dario Menasce, I.N.F.N. Italy en:User:Dario Menasce (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Toussidé

    Toussidé

    Mountain · Tibesti Region

    Toussidé is a potentially active stratovolcano in Chad. Toussidé lies in the Tibesti Mountains; the large Yirrigué caldera and the smaller Trou au Natron and Doon Kidimi craters are close to it. It has an elevation of 3,302 m (10,833 ft) above sea level.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Gerhard Holub (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Lake Fitri

    Lake Fitri

    Lac Fitri بحيرة فيتري

    Lake · Batha Region

    Lake Fitri is a shallow freshwater lake in central Chad, located in the Sahel region about 300 km east of N’Djamena. It has been designated a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map

  • Lake Yoa

    Lake Yoa

    Lake · Ennedi-Ouest

    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 located in the Ounianga Kebir about 40 km west of Ounianga Sarir.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jacques Taberlet (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Chad National Museum

    Chad National Museum

    Musée national المتحف الوطني

    Ruins · N'Djamena

    The Chad National Museum is the national museum of Chad located in N'Djamena. It houses numerous objects that trace the history and culture of Chad, including a skull of Toumai man, regarded by Chadians as the world's earliest human ancestor.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Matarimi1 (CC0). Map

Keep exploring

Also in Middle Africa: Angola · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Congo (DRC) · Congo (Republic) · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · São Tomé & Príncipe

Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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