Wadi Fira Region

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Wadi Fira Region is an administrative region in eastern Chad known for its arid Sahelian landscape and predominantly rural population.

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Wadi Fira Region canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
region of Chad
administrativeDivisionOf Republic of Chad NERFINISHED
borderCountry Sudan NERFINISHED
borderRegion Batha Region NERFINISHED
Borkou Region NERFINISHED
Ennedi-Est Region NERFINISHED
Ouaddaï Region NERFINISHED
capital Biltine NERFINISHED
climate Sahelian
country Chad
environmentalIssue desertification risk
recurrent droughts
establishedAsRegion 2002
ethnicGroup Arab communities
Tama people NERFINISHED
Zaghawa people NERFINISHED
formerName Biltine Region NERFINISHED
governedBy Governor of Wadi Fira
hasDepartment Biltine Department NERFINISHED
Dar Tama Department NERFINISHED
Dar Wadi Department NERFINISHED
hasSettlement Biltine NERFINISHED
Guéréda NERFINISHED
Iriba NERFINISHED
landUse rain-fed farming
rangeland
languageSpoken Arabic
French
locatedIn eastern Chad NERFINISHED
mainEconomicActivity pastoralism
small-scale trade
subsistence agriculture
partOf Sahel region NERFINISHED
populationCharacteristic predominantly rural
populationDensity low
terrain arid
timeZone UTC+1

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Ouaddaï hasBorderWith Wadi Fira Region