Chari River region

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The Chari River region is a central African area along the Chari River, spanning parts of Chad and the Central African Republic, known for its diverse ethnic groups and use of languages such as Bagirmi.

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Chari River region canonical 2

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
geographical region
borderFeatureFor Central African Republic
Chad
climate tropical savanna climate
countrySubdivisionContext Chad–Central African Republic borderlands
drainageTo Lake Chad
economicActivity cattle herding
fishing
floodplain agriculture
ethnicGroupPresent Arab communities
Bagirmi people
Fulani
Sara people
hasDrySeason November–May (approximate)
hasPart northern Central African Republic
southern Chad
hasWetSeason June–October (approximate)
historicallyAssociatedWith Kingdom of Bagirmi
knownFor ethnic diversity
linguistic diversity
languageFamilyPresent Afroasiatic languages
Nilo-Saharan languages
languageUsed Bagirmi language
Chadian Arabic
Sara languages
locatedIn Central Africa
Central African Republic
Chad
majorRiver Chari River
partOf Sahel zone
linked to: Sahel
religionPresent Christianity
Islam
traditional African religions
riverBasinOf Lake Chad basin
supportsEcosystem floodplain wetlands
savanna grasslands
traversedBy Chari River
tributaryPresent Logone River

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bagirmi language region Chari River region
Baguirmi isSpokenAlong Chari River region