Gamba, Chad




Town in Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region, Chad























Gamba


خامبا

Town


Gamba is located in Chad

Gamba

Gamba



Location in Chad

Coordinates: 9°42′20″N 14°52′52″E / 9.70556°N 14.88111°E / 9.70556; 14.88111Coordinates: 9°42′20″N 14°52′52″E / 9.70556°N 14.88111°E / 9.70556; 14.88111
Country
 Chad
Region Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region
Department Mayo-Dallah
Sub-prefecture Pala

Gamba (Arabic: خامبا‎) or Ganba is a small town in the Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region of southwestern Chad. It is located approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Pala, to the southwest of Fianga, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the border with Cameroon. Elephant poaching in the area is a problem and of the worst massacres took place in 14-15 March 2013 when 89 elephants, including 33 pregnant females and 15 calves, were slaughtered by poachers near the town.[1]



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  1. ^ "Poachers Kill At Least 89 Elephants In Chad". WWF. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}









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