Djourf Al Ahmar or Djourouf Al Ahmar () is one of two
departments
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
* Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in
Sila, a
region
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of
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 ...
.
Its
capital
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Common uses
* Capital city, a municipality of primary status
** Capital region, a metropolitan region containing the capital
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* Capital letter, an upper-case letter
Econom ...
is
Am Dam.
Djourf Al Ahmar was formerly one of four departments in the
Ouaddaï region Ouaddaï may refer to:
* Ouaddaï highlands, an area in eastern Chad along the border with Sudan
* Ouaddaï Prefecture Ouaddaï may refer to:
* Ouaddaï highlands, an area in eastern Chad along the border with Sudan
* Ouaddaï Prefecture, a form ...
of Chad. In 2008 the Sila region was created from the Ouaddaï region's former departments of
Sila and Djourf Al Ahmar.
Sub-prefectures
The department of Borkou is divided into three
sub-prefectures:
* Am Dam
* Magrane
* Haouich
See also
*
Departments of Chad
The provinces of Chad have been divided into 120 Department (country subdivision), departments since 2024. The departments are listed below, by name and by former region.
Departments sorted by name
Departments grouped by region (prior to ...
References
Departments of Chad
Sila Region
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