Am Dam ( ar, أم دام) is the capital of
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 ( ...
Department
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, ...
in
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 ...
Region,
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 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 the name of the
Sub-Prefecture
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
There are twelve Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefecture ...
that the city is within. The population of the entire Am Dam Sub-Prefecture is 77,593.
The town is served by
Am Dam Airport
Am-Dam Airport is a public-use airport located near Am-Dam, Sila, Chad.
See also
*List of airports in Chad
This is a list of airports in Chad, grouped by type and sorted by location.
Chad, officially known as the Republic of Chad (french: R ...
.
History
It was captured by rebels advancing on
N'Djamena on June 15, 2008. A
battle near the town stopped an attempted rebel offensive in May 2009 and put the town under Chadian government control again, with more than 200 reported deaths.
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References
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Sila Region
Populated places in Chad