Batha (region)

Batha (Arabic: البطحة, romanized: al-Baṭḥā) is one of the 23 regions of Chad, located in the centre of the country. It is composed of what was formerly Batha Prefecture with some slight boundary adjustments. The capital of the region is Ati; other major settlements include Am Sack, Assinet, Djédaa, Haraze Djombo Kibit, Hidjelidjé, Oum Hadjer and Yao. The province borders Borkou Region to the north, Wadi Fira Region and Ouaddaï Region to the east, Sila Region to the south-east, Guéra Region to the south, Hadjer-Lamis Region to the south-west, and Bahr el Gazel Region to the west. The terrain is generally savannah grassland, merging into the Sahara Desert in the sparsely populated north of the region. Lake Fitri is located in the south-west of the region. The surface of the province is 93,732 km2. The Batha region is part of the Sahelian acacia savanna ecoregion and encompasses three primary habitat types: Sahelian wooded grassland, sub-desert grassland, and desert. The landscape is predominantly flat with rivers, and the climate is characterized by two seasons. The region experiences annual rainfall ranging from 200 to 800 mm during the rainy season.