Ounianga Kébir (Arabic: أونيانغا كبير) is a town in the Sahara Desert in the Ennedi Region of northern Chad.

[3] This sultanate remained under firm Senussi influence until November of 1929, when French soldiers occupied several posts in the Ennedi region, including Ounianga Kébir.

[2] In late 1987, during the final days of the Toyota War, Chadian soldiers intercepted a Libyan column en route to Ounianga Kébir.

They routed the soldiers north, across the Libyan border, and took Maaten al-Sarra air base.

[4] On January 13, 2007, The rebel group Union Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) attacked and briefly occupied Ounianga Kébir at dawn.