Salamat Region

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Salamat Region is an administrative region in southeastern Chad known for its vast wetlands, wildlife-rich reserves, and predominantly rural communities.

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Label Occurrences
Salamat Region canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
region of Chad
administrativeDivisionOf Republic of Chad
linked to: Chad
borderedBy Central African Republic
Guéra Region
Ouaddaï Region
Sila Region
capital Am Timan
climate Sahelian climate
contains Aboudeia Department
Am Timan
Haraze Al Biar Department
Salamat Department
linked to: Aboudeia Department
country Chad
economyBasedOn fishing
pastoralism
subsistence agriculture
ethnicComposition diverse ethnic groups
hasFeature floodplains
rivers
savanna
wetlands
hasLandUse rain-fed croplands
seasonal grazing lands
hasProtectedArea Bahr Salamat Faunal Reserve
Siniaka-Minia Faunal Reserve
Zakouma National Park
hasSettlementPattern scattered villages
knownFor predominantly rural communities
vast wetlands
wildlife-rich reserves
languageUsed Arabic
local languages
largestCity Am Timan
locatedIn southeastern Chad
locatedOnContinent Africa
partOf Chad
populationCharacteristic predominantly rural
river Bahr Salamat
Chari River basin
linked to: Chari River
timeZone UTC+1
wildlife antelopes
birds
elephants
giraffes

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ouaddaï hasBorderWith Salamat Region
Bahr Salamat flowsThrough Salamat Region
Ouaddaï Region bordersRegion Salamat Region
Sila Region createdFrom Salamat Region
Sila Region hasBorderWith Salamat Region