Oum Hadjer
title: "Oum Hadjer" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-chad", "batha-(region)"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-chad" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oum_Hadjer" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Oum Hadjer |
| native_name | أم هاجر |
| settlement_type | |
| pushpin_map | Chad |
| pushpin_mapsize | 250 |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Chad (Batha highlighted) |
| pushpin_image | Chad 01 region locator map 2008-02.svg |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Chad |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Batha |
| subdivision_type2 | Department |
| subdivision_name2 | Batha Est |
| subdivision_type3 | Sub-Prefecture |
| subdivision_name3 | Oum Hadjer (أم هاجر) |
| leader_title1 | |
| established_title | |
| established_title2 | |
| established_title3 | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 360 |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_total_km2 | |
| area_land_km2 | |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities |
| population_blank2_title | Religions |
| timezone | +1 |
| postal_code_type | |
| :: |
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Oum Hadjer () 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.
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
References
- (1982-03-21). "AROUND THE WORLD; Rebels Said to Defeat; Chad Government Force". The New York Times.
- "Boston Globe article on 1990 rebel capture".
- "Romandie News article on January 2008 fighting".
- "Chad: Regions, Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
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