Abou-Deïa

Abou-Deïa

أبو ديا
Aboudeïa
Abou-Deïa أبو ديا Aboudeïa
	Abou-Deïa Location in Chad (Salamat Region highlighted)
	Coordinates: 11°27′05″N 019°16′48″E / 11.45139°N 19.28000°E
Country	Chad
Region	Salamat
Department	Abou-Deïa
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Abou-Deïa or Aboudeïa (Arabic: أبو ديا) is a town in the Salamat Region of southern-central Chad.^[1] It is the capital of Aboudeïa Department.

Geographical location

The city is located in southeastern Chad, north of the wadi Korom, west of Wadi Avis, 508 meters above sea level.^[1] Abou Deia is located about 456 kilometers east-southeast from the capital N'Djamena.

Climate

The climate of the city is described as Semiarid climate (BSh in the Köppen climate classification). The average annual temperature is 27.9 °C. The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is 25.3 °C, and that of the warmest (April) is 31.9 °C. The estimated year-round precipitation is 772 mm. The amount of precipitation is unevenly distributed throughout the year, with the most precipitation occurring from May to October. The greatest amount of precipitation falls in August (250 mm).^[2]

Transportation

There is an airport on the outskirts of the city.^[1]

Notable citizens

Achta Toné Gossingar (1941–2011): the first midwife in Chad

References

1 2 3 "Abou Deia, Chad Page". Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
↑ https://en.climate-data.org/location/766889 Retrieved2021-09-11

[fallingrain-1] 1 2 3 "Abou Deia, Chad Page". Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Retrieved 2021-09-11.

[2] ttps://en.climate-data.org/location/766889 Retrieved2021-09-11

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Abou-Deïa أبو ديا Aboudeïa
Abou-Deïa Location in Chad (Salamat Region highlighted)
Coordinates: 11°27′05″N 019°16′48″E / 11.45139°N 19.28000°E / 11.45139; 19.28000
Country	Chad
Region	Salamat
Department	Abou-Deïa
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)