Cherfe

Cherfe lies in the flat Sahelian country east of Lake Chad, near the approaches to the Chari basin. Acacias, balanites and seasonal grasses grow across the plain, where the rains are uneven and give way to a long dry season. Around the lake and along the Chari, fishing and cultivation draw on waters that rise and recede, while livestock graze the surrounding country. The great lake's changing extent has long given its shores an uncertain shape.

The later city of Massakory lies here.