{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | official_name = Oum Hadjer | other_name = | native_name = أم هاجر | nickname = | settlement_type = <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)--> | motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_type = | blank_emblem_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | image_dot_map = | dot_mapsize = | dot_map_caption = | dot_x = | dot_y = | pushpin_map = Chad <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> | 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 <!-- Location ------------------> | coordinates = {{coord|13|17|40|N|19|41|29|E|type:city_region:TD|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Chad}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Batha | subdivision_type2 = Department | subdivision_name2 = Batha Est | subdivision_type3 = Sub-Prefecture | subdivision_name3 = Oum Hadjer (أم هاجر) | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | established_title = <!-- Settled --> | established_date = | established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> | established_date2 = | established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> | established_date3 = <!-- Elevation ----------------> | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> | elevation_m = 360 | elevation_ft = <!-- Area ---------------------> | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> | area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> | area_water_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_as_of = | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = | population_density_km2 = | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_density_urban_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = Ethnicities | population_blank1 = | population_blank2_title = Religions | population_blank2 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = +1 | utc_offset = | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> | postal_code = | area_code = | blank_name = | blank_info = | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Oum Hadjer''' ({{langx|ar|أم هاجر}}) 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/21/world/around-the-world-rebels-said-to-defeat-chad-government-force.html|title=AROUND THE WORLD; Rebels Said to Defeat; Chad Government Force|agency=Reuters|date=1982-03-21|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-11-21|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADDF1C9FB05143&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Boston Globe article on 1990 rebel capture |access-date=2008-06-18 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221649/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADDF1C9FB05143&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.romandie.com/infos/news2/080130164504.skxbs1qh.asp |title=Romandie News article on January 2008 fighting |access-date=2008-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224303/http://www.romandie.com/infos/news2/080130164504.skxbs1qh.asp |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/chad/|title=Chad: Regions, Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information|website=www.citypopulation.de|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref>
The town is served by Oum Hadjer Airport.
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Category:Populated places in Chad Category:Batha (region)