Dar Tama Department

Dar Tama (Arabic: دار تاما) is one of three departments in Wadi Fira, a region of Chad. Its capital is Gueréda, 165 kilometres (100 mi) northeast of Abéché.[1] The population consists primarily of non-Arab tribes.[1] Dar Tama is the historical home of the Tama, who make up the majority of the population.[1] The Zaghawa make up a significant minority and migrated during the Sahelian drought in the 1980s.[1] Both are non-Arab tribes.[2] Former Chadian president Idriss Déby is from the Zaghawa tribe.[2]

Sub-prefectures

Loug Chari is divided into four sub-prefectures:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Africa Division of Human Rights Watch (January 2007). Leslie Lefkow; Georgette Gagnon; Aisling Reidy; Andrew Mawson (eds.). ""They Came Here to Kill Us": Militia Attacks and Ethnic Targeting of Civilians in Eastern Chad" (PDF). Human Rights Watch. p. 25. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b Human Rights Watch (2007). Early to War: Child Soldiers in the Chad Conflict. Human Rights Watch. p. 25.
  3. ^ "TABLEAU DES CODES DES CIRCONSCRITIONS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

14°30′44″N 22°05′13″E / 14.5121°N 22.0869°E / 14.5121; 22.0869


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