Place:North Darfur, Sudan

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Name
North Darfur
Alternate names
Northern Darfur     (Times Atlas of the World (1985) plate 87)
Type
State
Coordinates
16.0°N 25.0°E
Located in
Sudan
Contained Places

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Abyad
Abū Kulaywāt
Al Junaynah
Al-Fashir
Amar Gedid
Bardai
Betbetti
Daqqāq
Dirra
El Fasher
El'Atrun
Habīlah
Hilla
Kawm
Kebkabiya
Kutum
Lukka
Malha
Mellit
Miski
Misterei
Mu ʿAllaqah
Ogr
Shibarni
Shigaib
Taweisha
Umm Keddada
ʿAbd Allāh
Ḥumaydah
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North Darfur (; transliterated: Shamal Darfor) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. It is one of the states composing the Darfur region. It has an area of 296,420 km² and an estimated population of approximately 1,583,000 (2006). Al-Fashir is the capital of the state. Other significant towns include Kutum and Tawila.

North Darfur shares the history of Darfur.

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