Oum Hadjer ( ar, أم هاجر) is a small city in

Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Repub ...

, and the capital of

Batha Est Batha Est (or Batha East, ar, البطحة الشرقية) is one of the three departments which make up the Batha Region in Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at th ...

Department. It straddles the ephemeral Batha River, lies on the main road between

Khartoum Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, الخرطوم, Al-Khurṭūm, din, Kaartuɔ̈m) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing n ...

and

N'Djamena N'Djamena ( ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Chad. It is also a Regions of Chad, special statute region, divided into 10 districts or ''arrondissements''. The city serves as the centre of economic activity in Chad. Meat, fish a ...

, and has a small airport. Strategically located, it has been contested by government and rebel forces in 1982, 1990, and January 2008. Oum Hadjer is also the name of the Sub-Prefecture that the city is within. The population of the entire Oum Hadjer Sub-Prefecture is about 14,500. The town is served by Oum Hadjer Airport.

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{{Authority control Populated places in Chad Batha Region