Sarh

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Sarh (Arabic: ساره), formerly known as Fort Archambault (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ aʁʃɑ̃bo]), is the capital of the Moyen-Chari Region and the capital of the Department of Barh Köh in Chad. It is the third largest city in Chad, after N'Djamena and Moundou and lies on the Chari River, 563 kilometres (350 mi) by road southeast of the capital city N'Djamena. The city was founded as Fort Archambauld by Émile Gentil and the colonial authorities of French Chad, then part of French Equatorial Africa, in 1897, and it was renamed Sarh in 1972. It is a centre for cotton production and fishing, and contains a large central open-market. It is served by Sarh Airport, a Cathedral and seat of the Catholic Diocese of Sarh, the Grande Mosquée de Sarh, and the universities University of Sarh and Saint Charles Lwanga University of Sarh.