Sila or Dar Sila is a
region of
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 Republic ...
, located in the south-east of the country. It was created in 2008 from the departments of
Sila
Sila may refer to :
Places and jurisdictions
; Asia
* Silla, one of the three kingdoms of ancient Korea
* Sila, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
; Europe
* La Sila, a mountainous area of Calabria, Italy
** Sila National Park
* Siła, Warmian-Ma ...
and
Djourf Al Ahmar
Djourf Al Ahmar or Djourouf Al Ahmar ( ar, مقاطعة جرف الأحمر) 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
Ouaddaï ( ...
which were previously part of
Ouaddaï Region. The
capital
Capital may refer to:
Common uses
* Capital city, a municipality of primary status
** List of national capital cities
* Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences
* Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...
of the region is
Goz Beïda.
Geography
The region borders
Ouaddaï Region to the north,
Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
to the east, the
Central African Republic to the south-east,
Salamat Region to the south-west, and
Guéra Region to the west. The terrain is generally flat savannah, with some scattered hills.
Settlements
Goz Beïda is the capital of the region; other major settlements include
Adé,
Am Dam
Am Dam ( ar, أم دام) 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. ...
,
Haouich,
Kerfi,
Koukou Angarana
Koukou Angarana ( ar, كوكو أنغرانا) is a town in the Kimiti department of the Sila (or Dar Sila) region in southeastern Chad.
Prior to 2008, Koukou Angarana was part of the Ouaddaï Region
Ouaddaï ( ar, وداي) is a region of ...
,
Magrane,
Mogororo,
Moudeïna and
Tissi
Tissi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about south of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,017 and an area of .All demographi ...
.
Demographics
As per the 2009 Chadian census, Sila has a population of 387,461.
The main ethnolinguistic groups are the
Birgit,
Dar Sila Daju,
Fongoro,
Fur,
Kajakse,
Karanga,
Kibet Kibet is a (surname or middle name)of Kenyan origin that may refer to a male born during the day.
*David Kibet (born 1963), Kenyan middle-distance runner and former Kenyan record holder
*Duncan Kibet (born 1978), Kenyan marathon runner and 2009 Ro ...
,
Kujarge,
Runga and
Sinyar.
Subdivisions
Sila is divided into two
departments
Department may refer to:
* 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, ...
:
See also
*
Dar Sila
References
States and territories established in 2008
Regions of Chad
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