Ouara

Ouara is the former capital of the Ouaddai Empire lying near in eastern . It has been deserted since its wells went dry in the 19th century.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: place in Ouaddai, Chad
  • Also known as: Ouarra

Ouara

Latitude
14.23536° or 14° 14′ 7″ north
Longitude
20.67391° or 20° 40′ 26″ east
Elevation
505 metres (1,657 feet)
Open location code
7G626MPF+4H
Geo­Names ID
242228
Wiki­data ID
Q1974522
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Ouara” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: وارا
  • Basque: Ouara
  • Danish: Ouara
  • Dutch: Ouara
  • Egyptian Arabic: وارا
  • German: Ouara
  • Irish: Ouara
  • Polish: Ouara
  • Romanian: Ouara
  • Russian: Уара
  • Swedish: Ouara
  • Urdu: اوارا
  • Vietnamese: Ouara

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ouara”. Photo: Robertgrafl, Public domain.