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What Country Was N'Djamena In?

N'Djamena (Hadjer-Lamis, Chad) lies within 7 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Kanem-Bornu, from 1700 to 1913. The earliest state recorded here is Kanem (AD 800).

Who ruled N'Djamena?

Period (by border map)Ruled by
500 BC – AD 799West African cereal farmers
AD 800 – AD 999Kanem
1000 – 1199West African cereal farmers
1200 – 1299Tuareg Nomadic Tribes
1300 – 1599West African cereal farmers
1600 – 1699Bagirmi
1700 – 1913Kanem-Bornu
1914 – 1919French West Africa
1920 – 1944French Equatorial Africa
1945 – todayChad
Map showing N'Djamena in 1815N'Djamena
Border map for 1815. See the world in 1815.

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Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.