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N’Djamena is the capital and also the largest city of Chad, in Central Africa, and is located in the far west of the country on the Chari River. Although there are some things of interest in N’Djamena for tourists, travel to the capital city, and Chad as a whole, is not recommended due to the country’s political instability.

Flights to Chad are highly unadvised by the UK Foreign Office at this time. If travellers need to reach the city, flights to N’Djamena (airport code: NDJ) are still available, but are quite limited. Air France is the only airline that offers flights to N’Djamena from the UK, making one stop in Paris. There are daily flights to N’Djamena from Paris with Air France.

The Tourist Attractions of N’Djamena

Even at the best of times N’Djamena is not huge on visitor attractions, and with the current problems in the country you are advised not to travel here unless absolutely necessary. However, there are a few sites of interest in the city, and for a time when Chad becomes a more stable and safe country to visit, here are the details…

N’Djamena was founded in 1900 by a French commander, and like the rest of Chad was a French territory up until gaining independence from France in 1960. Up until 1973 the city was actually named Fort-Lamy after a French army officer who had been killed in 1900. In 1973 the then president of Chad had the city renamed as he set about attempting to Africanize the country. The name N’Djamena was taken from a nearby village and means ‘place of rest’.

Being a majority Muslim country you will find there are a good number of mosques in N’Djamena, of differing styles and quality. Christianity is also practiced here too and N’Djamena Cathedral is one of the city’s major attractions. Although heavily damaged during the civil war, the cathedral remains impressive.

Chad National Museum in N’Djamena was formerly an impressive museum featuring exhibits on the country’s history, as well as folk lores, crafts and traditions. Unfortunately many items have been looted throughout the civil war and so the museum is not as remarkable as it was when it opened here in the 1960’s. However, it does have a notable collection of musical instruments.

The presidential palace is another of N’Djamena’s attractions, plus a highly advised attraction is watching the views of the sunset over the Chari River.

N’Djamena does have a number of hotels but visitors should not expect high standards of accommodation or restaurants in the city. If you are travelling to Chad during the problems, venturing far from your hotel is not advised.

When Should You Visit N’Djamena?

First of all you really should wait until the Foreign Office has said it is safe to travel to N’Djamena and Chad in general. When it is safe to travel you’ll find that because N’Djamena is within the southern half of the country it is not as dry and hot here as in the Sahara in the north, though temperatures are still high throughout the year. The rainy season is from May to October.

Flights to N'djamena