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Aouzou, Chad

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Country
  
Chad

Time zone
  
+1

Region
  
Tibesti

Local time
  
Monday 9:37 AM

Aouzou, Chad

Weather
  
25°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 10% Humidity

Aouzou (/ˈz/; Arabic أوزو, alternatively Aozou) is a small town and oasis in the extreme north of Chad, situated within the Aouzou Strip. It was the site of the Battle of Aouzou, during which Chadian forces captured the town from Libya in August 1987, followed by its recapture by Libya less than a month later. The town was formally transferred to Chadian control in 1994, along with the entirety of the Aouzou Strip.

Map of Aouzou, Chad

In the early 1980s, the total population of the Aouzou area and the nearby valley of the Enneri Yebige was estimated to number around 1,300 persons.

References

Aouzou, Chad Wikipedia