Sarh

Introducing Sarh

An agreeably sleepy town shaded by enormous trees, Sarh was constantly raided by Arabs from the north looking for slaves. These days it’s not so well frequented. Despite its status as Chad’s cotton and sugarcane capital, the oil money transforming the local economy in Doba, just 200km away, means that Sarh looks destined to remain little more than a provincial backwater.

The recently spruced up Museé Regional de Sarh (681394; admission free; 8am-3pm Mon-Fri) has old weapons, musical instruments and masks. Just down the road, the Centre Artisanal (681478; 7.30am-12.30pm Mon-Fri & 4-6pm Mon-Thu) has a good selection of crafts for sale, and the friendly women who work here might take you to see some of the items being made. Most nights at dusk, hippos feed on the banks of the Chari River below the Hôtel de Chasses.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009