N'Délé

N'Délé
N'Délé
Location in Central African Republic
Coordinates:
Country Central African Republic
Prefecture Bamingui-Bangoran
District

N'Délé or Ndele is a market town and sub prefecture in the north eastern Central African Republic, lying east of the Bamingui-Bangoran National Park. Ndélé is the capital of Bamingui-Bangoran, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic.

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Climate

Climate data for Ndele
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 36
(97)
37
(98)
38
(100)
37
(98)
33
(92)
31
(88)
29
(85)
29
(85)
30
(86)
32
(89)
34
(93)
35
(95)
33.4
(92.2)
Average low °C (°F) 20
(68)
21
(69)
23
(73)
23
(73)
22
(72)
21
(70)
21
(69)
21
(69)
20
(68)
20
(68)
18
(65)
18
(65)
20.6
(69.1)
Precipitation cm (inches) 0
(0)
1
(0.2)
3
(1.3)
4
(1.7)
14
(5.5)
14
(5.5)
19
(7.6)
25
(10)
26
(10.2)
17
(6.7)
2
(0.6)
0
(0.1)
125
(49.4)
Source: Weatherbase [1]

The Tata

The tata, or fortified wall, creates a citadel-like palace on a hill overlooking N'Délé. It was constructed at the behest of Sultan Mohammed al-Sanussi in the late 19th Century[2].

World Heritage Status

N'Délé, the tata, and the Kaga-Kpoungouvou caves were collectively added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on April 11th, 2006 in the Cultural category[2].

References

D. Cordell, Dar al-Kuti and the Last Years of the Trans-Saharan Slave Trade. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1985.

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