Sahel
Chad
Tibesti Region

Aouzou

Aouzou is a small town and oasis in the extreme north of , situated within the Aouzou Strip. It was the site of the Battle of Aouzou, during which Chadian forces captured the town from in August 1987, followed by its recapture by less than a month later.
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  • Type: Town with 1,300 residents
  • Description: town and oasis in Chad
  • Also known as: “Aouzou, Chad”, “Aozou”, and “Ozu”

Aouzou

Latitude
21.81613° or 21° 48′ 58″ north
Longitude
17.42878° or 17° 25′ 44″ east
Population
1,300
Elevation
1,046 metres (3,432 feet)
Open location code
7FHVRC8H+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262207853
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2436628
Wiki­data ID
Q2858017
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Aouzou” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أوزو”
  • Bulgarian: “Аозоу”
  • Cebuano: “Aozou”
  • Dutch: “Aouzou”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اوزو”
  • French: “Aouzou”
  • French: “Aozou”
  • German: “Aouzou”
  • German: “Ūzū”
  • Irish: “Aouzou”
  • Italian: “Aouzou”
  • Italian: “Aozou”
  • Polish: “Aouzou”
  • Russian: “Аузу”
  • Ukrainian: “Аузу”
  • Urdu: “اوزو، چاڈ”
  • Urdu: “اوزو”
  • Uzbek: “Aouzou”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Aouzou”. Photo: Robertgrafl, Public domain.