Sarh
ساره Sarh |
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Coordinates | 9 ° 9 ' N , 18 ° 23' E | |
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Country | Chad | |
Moyen-Chari | ||
ISO 3166-2 | TD-MC | |
Residents | 110,355 (2009) |
Sarh ( Arabic ساره, formerly known as Fort Archambault ) is the largest city in southern Chad and the third largest city in the country after N'Djamena and Moundou . The city lies on the Chari River and is the capital of the former Moyen-Chari prefecture . The population is 110,355 (as of 2009).
Sarh was founded by the French for returnees from the labor camps to build the Congo-Ocean railway line . Today the city is a major hub for goods from all over the country and a center of the cotton industry . Sarh also houses the Sarh National Museum and an airport ( IATA code SRH).
Sarh is the seat of the Diocese of Sarh and has been a twin town of Cherbourg-Octeville in France since November 2001 .
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Sarh
Source: wetterkontor.de
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Personalities
- Félix Malloum (1932–2009), President of Chad (1975–1979)
- Sosthene Moguenara (* 1989), track and field athlete
See also
Individual evidence
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