Department Batha Est Time zone +1 Local time Tuesday 4:34 AM | Region Batha Sub-Prefecture Oum Hadjer (أم هاجر) Elevation 360 m Number of airports 1 | |
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Weather 24°C, Wind NE at 8 km/h, 12% Humidity | ||
Oum Hadjer (Arabic: أم هاجر) is a small city in Chad, and the capital of Batha Est Department. It straddles the ephemeral Batha River, lies on the main road between Khartoum and N'Djamena, and has a small airport.
Map of Oum Hadjer, Chad
Strategically located, it has been contested by government and rebel forces in 1982, 1990, and January 2008.
Oum Hadjer is also the name of the Sub-Prefecture that the city is within. The population of the entire Oum Hadjer Sub-Prefecture is about 14,500.
The town is served by Oum Hadjer Airport.
References
Oum Hadjer Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA