Salamat is one of the 23 provinces of

Chad Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central Afric ...

, located in the south-east of the country. The region's capital is

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 ...

. It corresponds to the former

prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin word, "''praefectura"'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain inter ...

of the same name.

Geography

Salamat borders

Sila Region Sila or Dar Sila is a provinces of Chad, province of Chad, located in the south-east of the country. It was created in 2008 from the departments of Sila Department, Sila and Djourf Al Ahmar Department, Djourf Al Ahmar which were previously part o ...

to the north, the

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to the south-east, and

Moyen-Chari Region Moyen-Chari () is one of the 23 regions of Chad, located in the south of the country. Its capital is Sarh. The former prefecture of the same name was larger and included modern Mandoul Region. Geography The region borders Guéra Region to th ...

and

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to the west and north-west. The terrain is generally flat savannah. Half of the Zakouma National Park lies in the province.

Settlements

is the province's capital; other major settlements include Abgué,

Abou-Deïa Abou-Deïa or Aboudeïa () is a town in the Salamat Region of southern-central Chad. Geographical location The city is located in southeastern Chad, north of the wadi Korom, west of Wadi Avis, 508 meters above sea level. Abou Deia is located ab ...

, Am Habilé,

Djouna Djouna is a sub-prefecture of Salamat Region in Chad Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, ...

, Haraze, Mangueigne and Mouraye.

Demographics

As per the 2009 Chadian census, the population of Salamat is 302,301. The main ethnolinguistic groups are

Arab Arabs (, , ; , , ) are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa. A significant Arab diaspora is present in various parts of the world. Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of years ...

groups such as the

Baggara The Baggāra ( "heifer herder"), also known as Chadian Arabs, are a nomadic confederation of people of mixed Arab and Arabized indigenous African ancestry, inhabiting a portion of the Sahel mainly between Lake Chad and the Nile river near sou ...

(generally speakers of

Chadian Arabic Chadian Arabic (), also known as Shuwa Arabic, Western Sudanic Arabic, or West Sudanic Arabic (WSA), is a variety of Arabic and the first language of 1.9 million people in Chad, both town dwellers and Baggara, nomadic cattle herders. Most of its ...

), Birgit, Gula groups such as the Gula Iro and Bon Gula, Jonkor Bourmataguil, Kibet, Runga and Toram.

Economy

Salamat's economy is based on

subsistence agriculture Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow crops on smallholdings to meet the needs of themselves and their families. Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and for mostly local requirements. Planting decisions occu ...

, fishery and

cotton Cotton (), first recorded in ancient India, is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure ...

. Salamat has been described as the " poorest region in the world" by the

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, and other sources."The World’s Poorest Regions Are not Always Where You’d Expect"
Noah Rayman, Time Magazine, Jan. 6, 2015 There is a limited amount of tourism activity related to Zakouma National Park.

Subdivisions

The province of Salamat is divided into three

departments Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military * Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

References

Regions of Chad {{Chad-geo-stub