Hadjer Hadid

Small eastern Chad village near Sudanese refugee camps, set in a dry landscape that greens during the rains.

Hadjer Hadid is a small village in eastern Chad, best known as the location of two large refugee camps — Bredjing and Treguine — housing Sudanese refugees who crossed the border during the Darfur crisis. The camps have been there since 2003, and international organizations including MSF, Oxfam, and IFRC maintain a presence.

The landscape is harsh for most of the year, dry and dusty, but during the rainy season (July to September) the desert transforms into an unexpected green. The surrounding area is home to semi-nomadic communities, and you may see camel herds passing through.

This is not a tourist destination. Travelers who end up here are typically working with aid organizations. If you are passing through, be sensitive to the situation. The refugee camps are not attractions.

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Hadjer Hadid is not a destination travelers visit by choice. Those who come are typically aid workers, journalists, or humanitarian personnel. The surrounding landscape is striking in its way — flat semi-arid savanna that turns briefly green during the July-to-September rains — but there are no formal attractions. The notable feature of the area is the large refugee camp complex that has existed here since 2003, housing Sudanese refugees who fled the Darfur conflict.