Abeche is one of the last great wonders of West Africa. There is no dearth of Things to do in Abeche. One can get a lot of excitement and fun in exploring the Chad countryside. Abeche has some of the most painful of histories in Africa and it is situated in the West of Africa in the Western portion of Chad, some 750kms from N'djamena.
When the French arrived in Chad, Abeche was the most important urban center of the country with a population of almost 40,000 inhabitants. It was the center of the most powerful Ouaday kingdom and even today you can still find many crumbling signs of its former glory. There are a few old mosques, cobbled streets, souqs and a very rundown Sultan's palace. The place is especially exciting because there are nomads all over the place and they all look very mysterious straight out of the coffee table brochure.
Abeche has a few options for accommodation and food, none of which are very exciting. Ouara is a few kilometers away and is a perfect place to visit on excursions from Abeche. There is a mosque and a Sultan's tomb. If you are brave you could also continue all the way to Adre on the border with Sudan. Apparently, it is possible to cross into Sudan, as there are several touring options in the porous border. Things to do in Abeche are quite a few. There is also an airport which has regular flights to neighboring Sudan and some flights do ferry passengers to the neighboring metropolis of N'djamena.
Abeche had been at the precipice of conflict in Chad. It has some of the most painful histories in Africa. Abeche lies in a nation with its foundations built on turmoil and conflict. Even though the history of Chad has been bloody it is now a country which has recovered well and is now a destination for tourists. Slowly but surely it is getting its act together and even though there are infrastructural bottlenecks, Abeche and Chad in general has been accepting tourists with open arms. The are a number of Things to do in Abeche, the general inhospitable terrain and the climatic harshness aside, the countryside of Abeche is alive with tourist activity.
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