Daguessa

Daguessa
Daguessa Location in Chad
Coordinates: 12°0′N 22°27′E / 12°N 22.45°E / 12; 22.45Coordinates: 12°0′N 22°27′E / 12°N 22.45°E / 12; 22.45
Country	Chad
Region	Ouaddaï Region
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Daguessa is a town in the Ouaddaï Region of eastern Chad, on the border of Chad with Sudan.

The town was involved in the Darfur conflict. On November 29, 2006 villages in the Daguessa area were attacked by armed men on horseback who stole the villagers's cattle.^[1]

Transport

The town is served by Daguessa Airport.

References

1. ^ "Chad/Darfur Emergency". UNHCR. December 1, 2006. http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/chad?page=briefing&id=45700a1a2. Retrieved January 14, 2009. 

External links

• BBC