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Laï () is a city in Chad. It lies on the Logone River and is the capital of the region of Tandjilé. The town is served by Laï Airport.
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Place details
- Locality
- Laï لادي
- Region
- Tandjilé تانجلي
- Country
- Tchad تشاد
- Population
- 27,071
- Timezone
- Africa/Ndjamena
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Laï
- Settlement.native_name
- لادي
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Chad
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Chad
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tandjile Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tandjile Est
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Sub-Prefecture
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Laï
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2008
- Settlement.population_total
- 20 428
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 14272
- Elevation
- 361
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- History
- Demographics
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Laï () is a city in Chad. It lies on the Logone River and is the capital of the region of Tandjilé. The town is served by Laï Airport.
==History== This city is notable for the Battle of Lai during World War I; in August 1914 the city was occupied by the German army until it was liberated by the French in September. ==Demographics== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Population |- | 1993 | 14 272 |- | 2008 | 20 428 |}
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Tandjilé Region
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Arabic
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Chad
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World War I
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time zone
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geographic coordinate system
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UTC+01:00
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Logone River
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West Africa Time
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province of Chad
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Lai
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department of Chad
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Chadian Civil War of 1965–1979
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Laï Airport
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Tandjilé Est
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subprefecture of Chad
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Ahmat Acyl
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