Barh Signaka ( ar, بحر سينياكا) is one of four
departments in
Guéra, a
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...
of
Chad. Its capital is
Mongo
Mongo may refer to:
Geography Africa
* Mongo, Chad, a Sahel city
* Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo (Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction)
* Mongo, Sierra Leone, a chiefdom
* Mongo River (Little Scarces River), Guinea and Sierra Leone, a tributar ...
.
Barh Signaka Department has a population of 118,620 (2016 survey) and 495 villages.
[ Oxfam and Office National de Développement Rural (ONDR). 2016. ]
Atlas de la vulnérabilité dans le Guera. Première partie: synthèse regional
'. 2nd edition (updated from 2013 edition). PASISAT (Projet d’Appui à l’Amélioration du Système d’Information sur la Sécurité Alimentaire au Tchad).
The
Tele-Nugar Iron Mines, a
UNESCO
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World Heritage Site
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, are located approximately 155 km south of Melfi.
[Les curieuses mines de fer de Télé-Nugar - UNESCO World Heritage Centre]
Retrieved 2009-02-25.
See also
*
Departments of Chad
The regions of Chad are divided into 61 departments. The departments are listed below, by name and by region.
Departments sorted by name
Departments grouped by region
The following is a list of departments grouped by region. Shown next to ...
References
Departments of Chad
Guéra Region
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