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
Sila may refer to :
Places
* Sila Region, Chad
** Sila Department, Chad, part of Sila Region
* La Sila, a mountainous area of Calabria, Italy
** Sila National Park
* Sila, Numidia, a former ancient city and bishopric, now Bordj-El-Ksar in Alge ...
, 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
Am Dam () is the capital of Djourf Al Ahmar Department in Sila Region, Chad, 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. Am Dam is also t ...
.
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
Sila may refer to :
Places
* Sila Region, Chad
** Sila Department, Chad, part of Sila Region
* La Sila, a mountainous area of Calabria, Italy
** Sila National Park
* Sila, Numidia, a former ancient city and bishopric, now Bordj-El-Ksar in Alge ...
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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