Biltine (prefecture)
{{Short description|Prefecture in Chad}}
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|native_name = إقليم بلتن
|conventional_long_name = Biltine Prefecture
|common_name = Biltine
|subdivision = Prefecture
|nation = Chad
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|government_type = Prefecture
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|capital = Biltine
|coordinates = {{Coord|14|31|N|20|55|E|display=inline,title}}
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|political_subdiv = {{nowrap|Sub-prefectures (1993)}}{{cite web|title=Administrative Divisions of Countries: Departments of Chad|url=http://www.statoids.com/ytd.html|website=www.statoids.com}}
- Am Zoer
- Arada
- Biltine
- Guéréda
- Iriba
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|year_start = 1960
|year_end = 1999
|event_start = Established{{cite web|title=Administrative Divisions of Countries: Regions of Chad|url=http://www.statoids.com/utd.html|website=www.statoids.com}}
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|date_end = 1 September
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|era = Cold War
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|image_flag = Flag of Chad.svg
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|flag = Flag of Chad
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|image_map = Chad-Biltine.PNG
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|p1 = Ouaddaï Prefecture
|flag_p1 = Flag of Chad.svg
|s1 = Biltine Department
|flag_s1 = Flag of Chad.svg
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|stat_year1 = 1960
|stat_area1 = 55000
|stat_pop1 = 141686
|stat_year2 = 1993
|stat_area2 = 46850
|stat_pop2 = 187807
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Biltine Prefecture ({{langx|ar|ﺇﻗﻠﻴﻢ بلتن}}) was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the east of the country, Biltine covered an area of 46,850 square kilometers and had a population of 184,807 in 1993. Its capital was Biltine. The Amdang language, spoken in parts of the prefecture, is sometimes called "Biltine".