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| width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= N’djamenaMbolo, Central African Republic7.382format=dms|display=i}}549abbr=on}}| source2 = Gribingui| source2_location = Mbrès, Central African Republic6.673format=dms|display=i}}631abbr=on}}| mouth = Lake Chad| mouth_location = Kinziyakeu, Cameroon12.978format=dms|display=i}}281abbr=on}}| progression = | river_system = 548747mi2|abbr=on}}| basin_landmarks = | basin_population = | tributaries_left = Logone River| tributaries_right = | waterbodies = | waterfalls = | bridges = | ports = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }}(File:View of Chari.jpg|thumb|Chari River)The Chari River, or Shari River, is a {{convert|1400|km|mi}} long river, flowing in Central Africa. It is Lake Chad’s main source of water.NEWS,www.britannica.com/place/Chari-River, Chari River {{!, river, Africa|work=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2017-06-06|language=en}}

Geography

The Chari River flows from the Central African Republic through Chad into Lake Chad, following the Cameroon border from N’Djamena, where it is joined by its western and principal tributary, the Logone River.It provides 90 percent of the water flowing into Lake Chad. The watershed of the river covers {{convert|548747|km2|mi2}}. The principal tributary is the Logone River, while minor tributaries include the Bahr Salamat, the Bahr Sah), the Bahr Aouk and the Bahr Kéita.Much of Chad’s population, including Sarh and the capital N’Djamena, is concentrated around it.As of 2016, Chad remains one of four countries where Guinea worm disease remains endemic. The majority of remaining cases are concentrated around the Chari River.The river supports an important local fishing industry. One of the most highly prized local fish is the Nile perch.Since the 1960s, there have been proposals to divert water from the Ubangi River to the Chari to revitalize Lake Chad, which would constitute a reversal of the capture of the upper Ubangi from the Chari by the Congo that is believed to have occurred in the early Pleistocene.See Cooper, John E. and Hull, Gordon; Gorilla Pathology and Health: With a Catalogue of Preserved Materials, p. 371 {{ISBN|9780128020395}}

History

The Sao people are said to have lived by this river.JOURNAL, Li, Ying, Trillo, E. A., Murr, L. E., 2000, Journal of Materials Science Letters, Friction-stir welding of aluminum alloy 2024 to silver, 19, 12, 1047–1051, 10.1023/a:1006795221194, 135070501, 0261-8028, {{failed verification|date=June 2023}}The Chari River basin has been populated by diverse speakers of the Chadic languages, Adamawa languages, Ubangian languages, Bongo-Bagirmi languages.

See also

• Oubangui-Chari
• Chari–Baguirmi Region
• Moyen-Chari Region
• Chari–Nile languages
• (:Category:Chari River|Chari River topics)
• (:Category:Lake Chad|Lake Chad topics)
• Lake Chad replenishment project
• Waterway

References

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