Sila ( ar, سيلا) or Dar Sila ( ar, دار سيلا)
was formerly a
department in the
Ouaddaï region
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of
Chad
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.
In 2008 it became part of the new
Sila Region
Sila or Dar Sila is a region of Chad, located in the south-east of the country. It was created in 2008 from the departments of Sila and Djourf Al Ahmar which were previously part of Ouaddaï Region. The capital of the region is Goz Beïda.
G ...
which was created from the Ouaddaï region's former Sila and
Djourf Al Ahmar (Djourouf Al Ahmar) departments.
The
capital
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of the former department and new region of Sila is
Goz Beïda.
See also
*
Dar Sila
References
Former departments of Chad
Ouaddaï Region
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