Route
The western end of the avenue is at the intersection with Route de Farcha, near the N'Djamena International Airport. The road then heads in a southerly direction, passing through the Point de la Garde roundabout ( 12°07′18.17″N 15°02′03.19″E / 12.1217139°N 15.0342194°E / 12.1217139; 15.0342194 ), and from here to the Point du Sultan Kasser roundabout (12°06′47.28″N 15°02′10.77″E / 12.1131333°N 15.0363250°E / 12.1131333; 15.0363250) are some of the larger buildings of the city. (Not to be confused with the similarly named Avenue General de Gaulle running close by to the south.) The avenue then turns south-east, passing the Palais de Justice, N'Djamena cathedral and Plaza de la liberation on the south side and Camp Militaire des Martyrs on the north, before turning to an easterly direction passing between the Grande Mosquée and the Grand Marché (the central market and the historic centre of the city, around 12°06′35.13″N 15°03′00.86″E / 12.1097583°N 15.0502389°E / 12.1097583; 15.0502389 ). It then heads east through the Paris Congo residential area and towards other residential areas of the city.
The General Services office compound of the US embassy is located there. Also is the Financial Bank Tchad and Nigerian embassy. The west end of the avenue houses high walled villas where many expatriates live.
The avenue has wholesale stores which are serviced by carts to supply them, on a 1 kilometre (1,100 yd) route from customs on the way from Kousseri, Cameroon.
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