Place:Al-Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan

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NameAl-Fashir
Alt namesAl Fashirsource: Wikipedia
TypeCity
Coordinates13.633°N 25.35°E
Located inNorth Darfur, Sudan


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Al Fashir, Al-Fashir or El Fasher is the capital city of North Darfur, Sudan. It is a large town in the Darfur region of northwestern Sudan, northeast of Nyala, Sudan.

A historical caravan post, Al-Fashir is located at an elevation of about .[1] The town serves as an agricultural marketing point for the cereals and fruits grown in the surrounding region. Al-Fashir is linked by road with both Geneina and Umm Keddada. Al-Fashir had 264,734 residents , an increase from 2001, when the population was estimated to be 178,500.[1]

Al Fashir University was created in 1990 by decree of President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir, and was officially opened in February 1991 in premises west of El Fasher Airport and south of the El Fashir School.

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