Sila Department

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Sila (Arabic : سيلا‎) or Dar Sila (Arabic : دار سيلا‎) [1] was formerly a department in the Ouaddaï region of Chad.

Departments of Chad

The regions of Chad are divided into 61 departments. The departments are listed below, by name and by region.

Ouaddaï Region Region in Chad

Ouaddaï is one of the 23 regions of Chad and its capital is Abéché. It was created in 2002 from the former Ouaddaï Prefecture. Its main ethnic groups are the Arab people and the Maba. The economy is based on subsistence agriculture.

Regions of Chad

The country of Chad is divided into 23 regions.

In 2008 it became part of the new Sila Region which was created from the Ouaddaï region's former Sila and Djourf Al Ahmar (Djourouf Al Ahmar) departments.

Sila Region Region in 2, Chad

Sila or Dar Sila is a region of Chad which was created in 2008 from the departments of Sila and Djourf Al Ahmar previously part of Ouaddaï Region.

Djourf Al Ahmar or Djourouf Al Ahmar is one of two departments in Sila, a region of Chad. Its capital is Am Dam.

The capital of the former department and new region of Sila is Goz Beïda.

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A capital city is the municipality exercising primary status in a country, state, province, or other administrative region, usually as its seat of government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the government's offices and meeting places; the status as capital is often designated by its law or constitution. In some jurisdictions, including several countries, the different branches of government are located in different settlements. In some cases, a distinction is made between the official (constitutional) capital and the seat of government, which is in another place.

Goz Beïda Place in Sila, Chad

Goz Beïda is the main town (chef-lieu) of the Kimiti department and the Sila region in southeastern Chad.

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Am Dam Place in Ouaddaï Region, Chad

Am Dam is the capital of Djourf Al Ahmar Department in Sila Region, Chad, located at an important crossroads in the Batha River valley. XIK It is a small town about 120 km (75 mi) northwest of Goz-Beida and 700 km (430 mi) by road from the capital N'Djamena. Am Dam is also the name of the Sub-Prefecture that the city is within. The population of the entire Am Dam Sub-Prefecture is 77,593.

Daguessa in Sila, Chad

Daguessa is a town in the Sila Region of eastern Chad, on Chad's border with Sudan.

Koukou Angarana in Sila (Dar Sila), Chad

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References

  1. ↑ "Chad". INTERSOS. 28 February 2011.



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