Things to see and do Ouara

In the west of the palace, this mountain has always been the induction of any new sultan, even when the city is relocated to Abéché. Its summit is equipped with a platform (20 m x 30 m) pyramidal, assimilated to the constellation of Des. During the induction, the clerk in the throne was expected to retire seven days and seven nights in seven different boxes, referring to the number of the seven stars in the constellation. On the seventh day, a huge snake came out of the last box, indicating that the new ruler was accepted. Then he had to walk through a couple of young people together, who were égorgeait for the occasion, the blood of the victims to the new sultan in the passage.

During this week, the people, at the foot of the mountain, went to a huge popular feast with camel races, musics, dances, contes tales and various banquets… Took advantage of it to blind any potential rival of the new overlord…