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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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- N'Djamena
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- Middle Africa
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- Arabic, French
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- 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 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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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 · 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
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.
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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