Am Timan
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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 villages 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, {{clarify|date=May 2024}} 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.
History
=October 2006=
On 23 October 2006, the city was claimed to be captured by Union of Forces for Democracy, the main Chadian rebel group. The government of Chad disputed this claim.{{cite news |date=2006-10-24 |title=Army alert to counter Chad rebels |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6079772.stm |work=BBC News|access-date=2024-03-17}}
Climate
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| Jan precipitation mm =0.0
| Feb precipitation mm =0.0
| Mar precipitation mm =5.1
| Apr precipitation mm =16.2
| May precipitation mm =51.6
| Jun precipitation mm =117.8
| Jul precipitation mm =202.7
| Aug precipitation mm =248.5
| Sep precipitation mm =121.1
| Oct precipitation mm =33.1
| Nov precipitation mm =1.6
| Dec precipitation mm =0.0
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| Jan humidity =29
| Feb humidity =24
| Mar humidity =27
| Apr humidity =37
| May humidity =50
| Jun humidity =64
| Jul humidity =75
| Aug humidity =80
| Sep humidity =78
| Oct humidity =68
| Nov humidity =47
| Dec humidity =35
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| Jan sun =297.6
| Feb sun =274.4
| Mar sun =285.2
| Apr sun =276
| May sun =275.9
| Jun sun =249
| Jul sun =207.7
| Aug sun =204.6
| Sep sun =222
| Oct sun =275.9
| Nov sun =288
| Dec sun =300.7
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| Jand sun =9.6
| Febd sun =9.8
| Mard sun =9.2
| Aprd sun =9.2
| Mayd sun =8.9
| Jund sun =8.3
| Juld sun =6.7
| Augd sun =6.6
| Sepd sun =7.4
| Octd sun =8.9
| Novd sun =9.6
| Decd sun =9.7
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|source =NOAA{{Cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/RA-I/TE/64754.TXT |title=The normals data for Am-Timan (1961-1990) |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=ncei.noaa.gov |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmosoheric Administration |no-pp=y |type=TXT |quote=WMO Station Number: 64754}}
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Demographics
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| 1993
| 21 269 |
| 2008
| 30 443 |
Health
In 2018, a lay first responder (LFR) program was launched to provide prehospital emergency medical services for residents.{{Cite tweet |number=1292952743804575744 |user=WADEM_PDM |title=Lay first responder programs in Chad demonstrate knowledge gain, effective prehospital care & sustained participation, appearing cost-effective in rural #Africa. Read the new article - https://bit.ly/1st-responder-chad …. @PeterGDelaney @ZacharyJEisner @LFR_INTL @UMichSurgery #EMS #Trauma |date=2020-08-10 |access-date=2020-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810223559/https://twitter.com/WADEM_PDM/status/1292952743804575744 |archive-date=2020-08-10}} It was created by international collaborators from LFR International, Washington University in St. Louis, Red Cross of Chad, and the University of Michigan Medical School by training local motorcycle taxi drivers to provide first aid and transport.{{Cite journal|last1=Hancock|first1=Canaan J.|last2=Delaney|first2=Peter G.|author-link2=Peter G. Delaney|last3=Eisner|first3=Zachary J.|author-link3=Zachary J. Eisner|last4=Kroner|first4=Eric|last5=Mahamet-Nuur|first5=Issa|last6=Scott|first6=John W.|last7=Raghavendran|first7=Krishnan|author-link7=Krishnan Raghavendran|date=October 2020|title=Developing a Lay First Responder Program in Chad: A 12-Month Follow-Up Evaluation of a Rural Prehospital Emergency Care Program|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/prehospital-and-disaster-medicine/article/developing-a-lay-first-responder-program-in-chad-a-12month-followup-evaluation-of-a-rural-prehospital-emergency-care-program/410EC7AB52EA35337ABB352F1E74A71C|journal=Prehospital and Disaster Medicine|volume=35 |issue=5 |language=en|pages=546–553|doi=10.1017/S1049023X20000977|pmid=32723421 |s2cid=220848454 |issn=1049-023X|url-access=subscription}}