Salamat was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. 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.

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Salamat Prefecture Préfecture du Salamat
Prefecture of Chad
1960–1999
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Capital	Am Timan
Area
• Coordinates	11°02′N 20°17′E
• 1960	76,000 km2 (29,000 sq mi)
• 1993	63,000 km2 (24,000 sq mi)
Population
• 1960	62,716
• 1993	184,403
• Type	Prefecture
Historical era	Cold War
• Established[1]	13 February 1960
• Disestablished[1]	1 September 1999
Political subdivisions	Sub-prefectures (1993)[2] Aboudeïa Am Timan Harazé
Preceded by Succeeded by Salamat Region Salamat Department
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Salamat's population was a mix of both Muslim and non-Muslim peoples.

In the late 1960s, a highly regarded wildlife reserve was destroyed by Chadian rebels, although many native wildlife specimens survived, including elephants and giraffes. The area included some of the only water sources that remained available through the ten-month dry season.

• 2006 Zakouma elephant slaughter
• Regions of Chad