	Site Map \| FAQ in Daily Almanac for Nov 29, 2009 Search White Pages
Skip Navigation Home American Indian Heritage Month Atlas Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus Features Quizzes Timelines Countries Slideshows

Fact Monster Kid's reference,
games, quizzes

Editor's Favorites

Encyclopedia

Wadai

Wadai (wädī') [key], former sultanate, N Chad, E of Lake Chad. Founded in the 16th cent., it was from time to time loosely subject to Darfur. Toward the end of the 19th cent., Wadai came under the influence of the Sanusi. The sultanate was gradually taken over (1903–13) by the French.

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Chad Political Geography

Premium Partner Content

Related content from HighBeam Research on: Wadai

Sprache und Geschichte, vol. 14, Arabs and Arabic in the Lake Chad Region. (The Journal of the American Oriental Society)

The Lost Kingdoms of Africa.(Book Review) (Geographical)

URBAN RETAILERS LOOK TO THE LEADERS FOR SPRING; KARL KANI, ECKO, FUBU HAVE STRONG SHOWING AT SOUTHEASTERN MEN'S MARKET. (Daily News Record)

Within the Walls - Ethiopia's Islamic City of Harar. (World and I)

La pesadilla "yanyawid": les llaman yanyawid. Son milicias paramilitares financiadas por el gobierno de Sudán. Después de cometer masacres en la region sudanesa de Darfur, perpetran ahora matanzas y saqueos contra poblados y aldeas en el este de Chad. Su misión: realizar una limpieza étnica y despejar grandes extensiones de territorio para establecer el "Nuevo Sudán". (Proceso)

Infoplease Tools

Wadai

More on Wadai from Infoplease:

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Chad Political Geography