| Ordre du Nichan El-Anouar | |
|---|---|
 | |
Awarded by  France | |
| Type |
Order with five degrees: Grand-croix (grand cross) Grand officier (grand officer) Commandeur (commander) Officier (officer) Chevalier (knight) |
| Status | Deprecated 3 December 1963 by the Ordre National du Mérite |
| Statistics | |
| Established | October 1887 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Médaille militaire |
| Equivalent | Ordre National du Mérite |
| Next (lower) | Croix de guerre |
JM Abdul Aziz (center medal)
The Ordre du Nichan El-Anouar (Arabic: Order of the Light) was established in 1887 as a colonial order of merit of the Tajurah sultanate in French Somaliland.
Notable recipients[]
- François Doumenge
- Louis Faidherbe
- Henri Gouraud
- JM Abdul Aziz of Saigon and South India.
References[]
- Marc Champenois (9 August 2008). "Ordre du Nichan el-Anouar" (in French). Les décorations Francaises. http://www.france-phaleristique.com/nichan.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
The original article can be found at Ordre du Nichan El-Anouar and the edit history here.
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