Abou-Deïa

The city is located in southeastern Chad, north of the wadi Korom, west of Wadi Avis, 508 meters above sea level.^[1] Abou-Deïa is located about 456 kilometers east-southeast from the capital N'Djamena.

The climate of the city is described as semi-arid (BSh) in the Köppen climate classification. The average annual temperature is 27.9 °C. The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is 25.3 °C, and that of the warmest (April) is 31.9 °C. The estimated year-round precipitation is 772 mm. The amount of precipitation is unevenly distributed throughout the year, with the most precipitation occurring from May to October. The greatest amount of precipitation falls in August (250 mm).^[2]

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Abou-Deïa Airport
IATA: AOD ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Serves	Abou-Deïa, Chad
Elevation AMSL	480 m (1,570 ft)
Coordinates	11°28′N 019°17′E
Map
Abou-Deïa Location of airport in Chad
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 1,400 4,593 Clay
Source: AIS ASECNA[3]

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Abou-Deïa Airport (IATA: AOD) (Arabic: مطار أبو ديا), or Aboudeïa, is an airstrip serving Abou-Deïa. The airport resides at an elevation of 480 metres (1,575 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with a clay surface measuring 1,400 by 42 metres (4,593 ft × 138 ft).^[3]

• Achta Toné Gossingar (1941–2011): the first midwife in Chad