Daguessa | |
Native Name: | داغسا |
Pushpin Map: | Chad |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chad (with Sila region highlighted) |
Pushpin Image: | Chad 19 region locator map 2008-02.svg |
Coordinates: | 12°N 49°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Chad |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Sila |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Daguessa (Arabic: داغسا) is a town in the Sila Region of eastern Chad, on Chad's border with Sudan.
Prior to 2008 it was located in the former Sila Department of the Ouaddaï Region.
The town was involved in the Darfur conflict. On November 29, 2006, villages in the Daguessa area were attacked by armed men on horseback who stole the villagers' cattle.[1]
The town is served by Daguessa Airport.