Oum Hadjer

Coordinates: 13°17′40″N 19°41′29″E / 13.29444°N 19.69139°E / 13.29444; 19.69139
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Oum Hadjer
أم هاجر
Batha
DepartmentBatha Est
Sub-PrefectureOum Hadjer (أم هاجر)
Elevation
1,180 ft (360 m)
Time zone+1

Oum Hadjer (

Arabic: أم هاجر) is a small city in Chad, and the capital of Batha Est Department. It straddles the ephemeral Batha River, lies on the main road between Khartoum and N'Djamena
, and has a small airport.

Strategically located, it has been contested by government and rebel forces in 1982, 1990, and January 2008.[1][2][3]

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.[4]

The town is served by Oum Hadjer Airport.

References

  1. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  2. ^ Boston Globe article on 1990 rebel capture
  3. ^ "Romandie News article on January 2008 fighting". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  4. ^ "Chad: Regions, Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
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