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On 18 July 2010, the Sultan of Kanem, Alifa Ali
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On
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On 12 May 2016, at 5 am, a large fire spread throughout the main market of Mao, the second in under two years. The fire started in a nearby fuel depot. No human casualties were reported.
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On 30 September 2015, around 8 pm, a major fire burned through the main market of Mao. The origin could not be determined. No deaths were reported.
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The population for 1993 and 2009 corresponds to the official census. For 2019 it was estimated based on population growth in the Kanem area.
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and other accomplices. Since 1900, Mao has been the effective administrative center of the north.
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and sparse vegetation. A large majority of Mao's residents are
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390:References
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249:Protestant
233:sand dunes
206:department
161:Population
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291:Transport
241:Christian
222:N'Djamena
175:Time zone
153:Elevation
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247:and one
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681:Sources
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361:1993
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