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The Chari or Shari River is a 949-kilometer-long river of central Africa, flowing from the Central African Republic through Chad into Lake Chad. Much of Chad's population, including the capital N'Djamena, is concentrated around it. It provides 90% of the water flowing into Lake Chad. Lake Chad (in French: Lac Tchad) is a large, shallow lake in Africa. ... NDjamena, population 594,000 ( 1996), is the capital of Chad. ... Lake Chad (in French: Lac Tchad) is a large, shallow lake in Africa. ...

The principal tributary is the Logone River. Jump to: navigation, search The Logon River is a major tributary of the Chari River. ...

Categories: Central Africa geography stubs | Rivers of the Central African Republic | Rivers of Chad Chari-Nile is a now obsolete name for a subset of the language family now called Nilo-Saharan. ... Oubangui-Chari, or Ubangi-Shari, was a French territory in central Africa which later became the independent country of the Central African Republic on August 13, 1960. ... Categories: Stub | Prefectures of Chad ... Categories: Stub | Prefectures of Chad ... Chari is derived from the word Charya or Acharya means guru such as Dronacharya from Mahabharata. ...

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