Moussoro
Sign in to saveMoussoro () is a town in Chad, lying northeast of N'Djamena on the road to Faya-Largeau. An important transportation centre, it lies in a dry river bed and as a result has more vegetation than is typical in the area.
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Vinony's link graph records 22 inbound references to Moussoro, and connects out to Arabic, Chad and capital city.
It sits within the topics Bahr el Gazel (province of Chad) and Populated places in Chad.
Vinony links it to 29 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Moussoro موسورو
- Region
- Barh el Gazel بحر الغزال
- Country
- Tchad تشاد
- Population
- 35,100
- Timezone
- Africa/Ndjamena
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Moussoro
- Settlement.other_name
- Moussu
- Settlement.native_name
- موسورو
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Moussoro (8).jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Chad
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Chad (Barh El Gazel highlighted)
- Settlement.pushpin_image
- Chad 05 region locator map 2008-02.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Barh El Gazel
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Barh El Gazel Sud
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Sub-prefecture
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Moussoro
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Moussoro
- Country
- Chad
- Located in
- Barh El Gazel Sud
- Population
- 16349
- Elevation
- 304
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Bahr el Gazel
- Image
- BEG moussoro2.jpg
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- Moussoro
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- Moussoro
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Moussoro () is a town in Chad, lying northeast of N'Djamena on the road to Faya-Largeau. An important transportation centre, it lies in a dry river bed and as a result has more vegetation than is typical in the area.
Moussoro is the capital of the region of Barh El Gazel (Bahr el Gazel). The town is served by Moussoro Airport. Moussoro is inhabited by Gouran Kreda/Karra ethnic group of northern Chad. It serves as their commercial and administrative town. Moussoro market day is Thursday. The area is mostly known for its agricultural activity.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moussoro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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