Djourf Al Ahmar or Djourouf Al Ahmar ( ar, مقاطعة جرف الأحمر) is one of two
departments in
Sila, a
region
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of
Chad
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. Its
capital
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is
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. ...
.
Djourf Al Ahmar was formerly one of four departments in the
Ouaddaï region
Ouaddaï ( ar, وداي) is a region of Chad, located in the south-east of the country, with its capital at Abéché. Prior to 2002 it was known as Ouaddaï Prefecture; in 2008 the southern portions of Ouaddaï (the Sila Department and Djourf ...
of Chad. In 2008 the Sila region was created from the Ouaddaï region's former departments of
Sila and Djourf Al Ahmar.
Sub-prefectures
The department of Borkou is divided into three
sub-prefectures:
* Am Dam
* Magrane
* Haouich
Departments of Chad
Sila Region
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