Place:Kassala, Sudan

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NameKassala
Alt namesAsh Sharqiyahsource: Wikipedia
Kassala provincesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Kassalāsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-84
TypeState
Coordinates15.0°N 35.0°E
Located inSudan     (1975 - )
Contained Places
General region
Butana
Inhabited place
Al Layyah
Al Mafāzah
Amara Abu Sir
Aroma
Aṣ-Ṣuffayah
Doka
Eriba
Faras
Gadamai
Gallabat
Gedaref
Goz Regeb
Hadaliya
Hawata
Husheib
Kassala ( 1834 - )
Khashm el Girba
Malawiya
Matna
Mitatib
Moqatta
New Halfa
Qalaʿen Nahl
Showak
Umadam
Ḥamad
Ḥukūmah
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Kassala (Arabic: كسلا, called Ash Sharqiyah during 1991—1994) is one of the 18 wilayat (states) of Sudan. It has an area of 36,710 km² and an estimated population of approximately 1,400,000 (2000). Kassala is the capital of the state; other towns in Kassala include Aroma, Hamashkoraib, Halfa el Jadida (New Halfa), Khashm el Girba and Telkuk.

In 2016, Kassala State suffered a severe bread shortage.

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