CHAD

CHAD / TCHAD.

Ouaddaï Region and greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros).
Fifth stamp in a set of 13, issued on 1961/1962.
Face value: 4 Central African CFA francs.
Printed: Typography.
Size: 25 x 41 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 73.
- Scott No. 74.
- StampWorld No. 74.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 73.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 70.

Ouaddaï (Arabic: وداي) is a region located in the south-east of Chad, and it borders with Sudan. Its capital at Abéché. Prior to 2002 it was known as Ouaddaï Prefecture; in 2008 the southern portions of Ouaddaï (the Sila Department and Djourf Al Ahmar Department) were split off to become the new Sila Region. The region was the heartland of the former Ouaddaï Empire, or Wadai Sultanate, which existed from the early 16th century until 1911 when it was conquered by France in the Wadai War. As per the 2009 census, the region has a population of 721,166. The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Assangori, Baggara (generally speakers of Chadian Arabic).

The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas due to declining habitat, deforestation, and poaching. Greater kudus have a narrow body with long legs, and their coats can range from brown/bluish grey to reddish brown. They possess between 4 and 12 vertical white stripes along their torso.