Ouham River
The Ouham River is a river in Central Africa, and one of the main headwaters of the Chari River. The Ouham originates in the Central African Republic between the Nana-Mambéré and Ouham-Pendé prefectures, crossing into Chad where it joins the Chari about 25 km north of Sarh.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Central African Republic
- Also known as: “Bahr Sarh”, “Bahr-Sara”, “Oua”, “Ouahm”, “Ouahme”, “Ouam”, “Ouhame”, “Rio Sara”, “Ua”, “Uahm”, and “Uam”
Ouham River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Central African Republic, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
9.31093° or 9° 18′ 39″ north
Longitude
18.22852° or 18° 13′ 43″ east
Elevation
355 metres (1,165 feet)
Open location code
6FXW866H+9C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=stream
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Ouham River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر أوهام”
- Asturian: “Ríu Ouham”
- Cebuano: “Ouham”
- Cebuano: “Río Sara”
- Chinese: “瓦姆河”
- Croatian: “Ouham”
- Danish: “Ouham”
- French: “Bahr Sara”
- German: “Ouham”
- Hausa: “Kogin Ouham”
- Irish: “Abhainn Ouham”
- Japanese: “ウハム川”
- Lithuanian: “Uhamas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ouham”
- Polish: “Ouham”
- Portuguese: “Rio Ouham”
- Romanian: “Râul Ouham”
- Russian: “Уам (река)”
- Russian: “Уам”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Ouham (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Ouham”
- Somali: “Webiga Ouham”
- Spanish: “Río Sara”
- Swedish: “Ouham”
- Swedish: “Río Sara”
- Turkish: “Ouham River”
- Welsh: “Afon Ouham”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Mairom and Carré Haoussa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Dibatime and Dina.
Central African Republic: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Bangui and Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park.
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