Sarh

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ساره
Sarh
Sarh (Chad)
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Coordinates 9 ° 9 '  N , 18 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 9 ° 9 '  N , 18 ° 23'  E
Basic data
Country Chad

region

Moyen-Chari
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 .

Sarh
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Temperature in ° Cprecipitation in mm
Source: wetterkontor.de
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Sarh
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 36.7 38.5 39.8 38.4 35.8 33.3 31.0 30.2 31.3 33.2 35.9 36.2 O 35
Min. Temperature (° C) 16.6 18.8 22.2 24.3 23.6 22.4 21.5 21.4 21.5 21.8 19.3 16.3 O 20.8
Precipitation ( mm ) 0 1 13 47 97 145 227 299 214 71 2 0 Σ 1,116
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 8.6 8.7 7.9 7.9 7.8 6.9 5.6 5.7 6.2 7.5 8.7 8.6 O 7.5
Rainy days ( d ) 0 0 1 5 9 11 18th 19th 16 8th 0 0 Σ 87
Humidity ( % ) 38 33 40 52 64 74 81 84 83 77 60 46 O 61.1
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