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Am Timan
Salamat, Chad · Africa
About Am Timan
Am Timan sits on the route: 2 hours from Abou Déïa.
Am Timan is in Salamat, Chad, with about 75,000 people. The nearest town is Abou Déïa, about 118 km away.
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 of twins". As the capital of the prefecture, it has the area of many towns and villagesRead more
around it, including the Zakouma National Park. The city has no university but there are schools and colleges, and a clinic, and hosts a large market day and holiday celebrations.
During the conflict period, a cotton plantation and processing plant just outside the city were destroyed. The city's sand airport was upgraded by the French Foreign Legion in 1971 to allow military air transports to supply the anti-rebel effort. At the time, the only practical way in or out of the city was by air.
Since the dry season lasts for about seven months of the year, water becomes a problem as the dry season progresses. Aquifers are accessed by digging deeper and deeper into the bed of the Bahr Salamat (river). The river starts flowing with the onset of rain, however, and the children enjoy swimming in it.
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Am Timan is in Salamat, Chad, about 118 km from Abou Déïa.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 74,691
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Chad
- Region
- Salamat
- Timezone
- Africa/Ndjamena
- Coordinates
- 11.0433, 20.2834
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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