Dar Tama Department Explained

Dar Tama (Arabic: دار تاما) is one of three departments in Wadi Fira, a region of Chad. Its capital is Gueréda, 165km (103miles) 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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: "They Came Here to Kill Us": Militia Attacks and Ethnic Targeting of Civilians in Eastern Chad . Africa Division of Human Rights Watch . Leslie Lefkow . Georgette Gagnon . Aisling Reidy . Andrew Mawson . Human Rights Watch . January 2007 . 25 . 14 September 2012.
  2. Book: Early to War: Child Soldiers in the Chad Conflict . Human Rights Watch . Human Rights Watch . 2007 . 25.
  3. Web site: TABLEAU DES CODES DES CIRCONSCRITIONS. https://web.archive.org/web/20110304124933/http://ig-tchad.org/Documents/codes_circonscriptions.pdf. dead. 4 March 2011. 20 November 2019.

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