N'Djamena
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Etymology edit
Renamed from Fort-Lamy on April 6, 1973 by President François Tombalbaye, after the Arabic name of a nearby village, نِجَامِينَا (nijāmīnā), meaning “place of rest”, as part of his authenticité program of Africanization.
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N'Djamena
- The capital city of Chad, located at the Chari river opposite Kousséri, Cameroon.
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- (former name) Fort-Lamy
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capital city of Chad
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N'Djamena
- N'Djamena (the capital city of Chad)
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N'Djamena f
- N'Djamena (the capital city of Chad)
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N'Djamena f
- N'Djamena (the capital city of Chad)