Sarh, Moyen-Chari Region, Chad

🇹🇩 Sarh (ساره), formerly Fort Archambault, is the capital of the Moyen-Chari Region and of the Department of Barh Köh in Chad.

History Fort Archambault (Sarh) was founded by the colonial French Equatorial Africa, for returnees from the labour camps associated with the construction of the Congo-Ocean Railway. A significantly large textiles complex was constructed by the French in Sarh in 1967.

The residents of Sarh suffered a meningococcal meningitis epidemic in 1990.

Geography Sarh is located on the Chari River, 350 miles (560 km) south-east of the capital city N'Djamena. It was named after the Sara people of southern Chad.

It is the third largest city in Chad, after N'Djamena and Moundou.

Economy Sarh is now a major transport hub. It is served by the Sarh Airport (IATA airport code SRH).

It is a centre for the cotton industry, due to its warm and seasonally wet climate. It is also an important centre for commercial fishing in the Chari River.

The city is known as a centre of nightlife in the region. Attractions in the city include the Sarh National Museum.

Education Sarh is home to various educational institutions: High schools Lycées−High schools include: • Lycée Ahmed Mangué (public) • Lycée-Collège Charles Lwanga (private, Catholic) • Lycée-Collège Humanité (private, Baptist)

Universities • IUSAES—Institut Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques et de l'Environnement de Sarh — a tertiary college, established in 1997. • University of Sarh — a public university, established in 2010 • ISMEA—Institute of Science of Management and Economic Applied — founded by NGOs, established in 2008.