Am Dam () is the capital of

Djourf Al Ahmar Djourf Al Ahmar or Djourouf Al Ahmar () is one of two departments in Sila, a region of Chad. Its capital is Am Dam. Djourf Al Ahmar was formerly one of four departments in the Ouaddaï region of Chad. In 2008 the Sila region was created from ...

Department in Sila

Region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

Chad Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central Afric ...

, located at an important crossroads in the Batha River valley. It is a small town about northwest of Goz-Beida and by road from the capital

N'Djamena N'Djamena ( ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Chad, largest city of Chad. It is also a Provinces of Chad, special statute region, divided into 10 districts or ''arrondissements'', similar to the city of Paris. Originally calle ...

. Am Dam is also the name of the

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that the city is within. The population of the entire Am Dam Sub-Prefecture is 77,593. The town is served by Am Dam Airport.

History

It was captured by rebels advancing on

on June 15, 2008. A

battle A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force co ...

near the town stopped an attempted rebel offensive in May 2009 and put the town under Chadian government control again, with more than 200 reported deaths.

References

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