Massenya
Sign in to saveMassenya () is a small town located in the central-western part of Chad. It is the capital of the Chari-Baguirmi province and of the department of Baguirmi. Founded in the first half of the 16th century, Massenya was also the historical capital of the Kingdom of Baguirmi and the seat of the Mbang, or Sultan.
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It is catalogued under topics including Chari-Baguirmi (province) and Populated places in Chad.
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Place details
- Locality
- Massenya ماسينيا
- Region
- Chari-Baguirmi شاري باقرمي
- Country
- Tchad تشاد
- Population
- 4,611
- Timezone
- Africa/Ndjamena
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Massenya
- Settlement.native_name
- ماسينيا
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Chad
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Chad
- Settlement.pushpin_image
- Chari-Bagumi.jpg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Chari-Baguirmi Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Baguirmi
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Sub-Prefecture
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Massenya
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2008
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- subprefecture of Chad
- Country
- Chad
- Located in
- Baguirmi Department
- Population
- 3680
- Capital of
- Chari-Baguirmi Region
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Encyclopedic overview
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Massenya () is a small town located in the central-western part of Chad. It is the capital of the Chari-Baguirmi province and of the department of Baguirmi. Founded in the first half of the 16th century, Massenya was also the historical capital of the Kingdom of Baguirmi and the seat of the Mbang, or Sultan.
It lies in the northwest of the Massenya Plain, an important wetland in the Sahel, which has been under the protection of the Ramsar Convention since 2008, and also located on the banks of the Chari River. The town is served by Massenya Airport.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Massenya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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