| Koumra قمرة | |
|---|---|
  Koumra Location in Chad | |
| Coordinates: 8°54′36″N17°33′0″E / 8.91000°N 17.55000°E Coordinates: 8°54′36″N17°33′0″E / 8.91000°N 17.55000°E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Mandoul |
| Department | Mandoul Oriental |
| Sub-Prefecture | Koumra |
| Elevation | 414 m (1,358 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 47,950 |
| Time zone | +1 |
Koumra (Arabic: قمرة, Qumra) is a town in southern Chad. It is the capital of the region of Mandoul and of the department of Mandoul Oriental. It is the sixth largest town in Chad.
Arabic is usually classified as a Central Semitic language, and linguists widely agree that the language first emerged in the 1st to 4th centuries CE.. It is now the lingua franca of the Arab world. It is named after the Arabs, a term initially used to describe peoples living in the area bounded by Mesopotamia in the east and the Anti-Lebanon mountains in the west, in northwestern Arabia, and in the Sinai Peninsula. Arabic is classified as a macrolanguage comprising 30 modern varieties, including its standard form, Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic.
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in north-central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west. It is the fifth largest country in Africa and the second-largest in Central Africa in terms of area.
