Sarh, formerly known as Fort Archambault, is the capital of the Moyen-Chari Region and the capital of the Department of Barh Köh in Chad.
Fort Archambault bridge, in 1926.
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the so
Sarh
…formerly known as Fort Archambault (French pronunciation: ), is the capital of the Moyen-Chari Region and the capital of the Department of Barh Köh in Chad. The city was founded as Fort Archambauld by the colonial authorities of French Chad, then part of French Equatorial Africa, for returnees from the…
Group of Kanem-Bu warriors. The Kanem–Bornu Empire controlled almost all of what is today Chad.
The Mbang Abd ar Rahman Gwaranga (left) with Wadai's Dud Murra (right)
A Chadian soldier fighting for Free France during World War II. The Free French Forces included 15,000 soldiers from Chad.
Despite internal political opposition, coup attempts, and a civil war, Idriss Déby continuously ruled Chad from 1990 until his death in 2021.