Salamat was one of the 14
prefectures of Chad
Chad was divided into 14 prefectures from 1960, the year of independence, to 1999, when the country was divided in 28 departments. A further reorganisation in 2002 divided the country into 18 regions. As of 2024, the country was divided into 23 ...
. Located in the southeast of the country, Salamat covered an area of 63,000 square kilometers and had a population of 184,403 in 1993. Its capital was
Am Timan
Am Timan (Arabic: أم تيمان, ''ʾUmm Tīmān'') is a city in Chad and is the capital of the region of Salamat. Most of economy comes from Salamat region such as fish, vegetables and anomalies meat, etc. In Arabic, Am Timan means "mother o ...
.
Salamat's population was a mix of both
Muslim
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and non-Muslim peoples.
In the late 1960s, a highly regarded
wildlife reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologi ...
was destroyed by
Chadian rebels
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* Something of, from, or related to the country of Chad
* A person from Chad, or of Chadian descent. For information about the Chadian people, see Demographics of Chad and Culture of Chad. For specific persons, see List of Cha ...
, although many native wildlife specimens survived, including
elephant
Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant ('' Loxodonta africana''), the African forest elephant (''L. cyclotis''), and the Asian elephant ('' Elephas maximus ...
s and
giraffe
The giraffe is a large Fauna of Africa, African even-toed ungulate, hoofed mammal belonging to the genus ''Giraffa.'' It is the Largest mammals#Even-toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on ...
s. The area included some of the only water sources that remained available through the ten-month dry season.
See also
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2006 Zakouma elephant slaughter The 2006 Zakouma elephant slaughter refers to a series of poaching massacres of African elephants in the vicinity of Zakouma National Park in southeastern Chad. These killings were documented in aerial surveys conducted from May through August 2006 ...
*
Regions of Chad
The Chad, Republic of Chad is divided into 23 provinces.
Chad was divided into regions in 2002. It was previously divided into prefectures of Chad, prefectures, and then departments of Chad, departments.
On , a new ordinance divided Chad into 23 ...
References
Prefectures of Chad
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