West Darfur

West Darfur State (Arabic: ولاية غرب دارفور Wilāyat Ḡarb Dārfūr), historically Dar Masalit (Arabic: دار مساليت),^[3] is one of the states of Sudan, and one of five comprising the Darfur region. Prior to the creation of two new states in January 2012, it had an area of 79,460 km² and an estimated population of approximately 1,775,945 in 2018. It borders North and Central Darfur to the east. The Chadian prefectures of Biltine and Ouaddaï lie to the west, while to the north is the prefecture of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti. Al-Junaynah is the capital of the state. West Darfur has been the site of much of the Darfur conflict.^[4]

West Darfur State ولاية غرب دارفور Gharb Darfor
State
Travelers in West Darfur
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Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 12°53′N 22°58′E
Country	Sudan
Region	Darfur
Capital	Geneina
Government
• Governor	Vacant
Area
• Total	79,460 km2 (30,680 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	1,775,945[1]
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)	0.439[2] low

During the 2023 Sudan conflict, ethnic violence has been rampant across the region.^[5] This has included several Masalit massacres.

Settlements

• Beida
• Foro Baranga
• Geneina
• Jebel Moon
• Kreinik
• Misterei
• Kango Haraza
• Sirba

References

1. "Sub-national Population Projections of Sudan and Age-Sex Composition" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
3. Hastrup, Anders (2013). The War in Darfur: Reclaiming Sudanese History. Taylor & Francis. p. 79. ISBN 9781135120009.
4. "Sudan signs peace deal with rebel groups from Darfur". Al Jazeera. 31 August 2020.
5. Haq, Ingrid Formanek,Kareem El Damanhoury,Sana Noor (2023-07-26). "10,000 reported killed in one West Darfur city, as ethnic violence ravages Sudanese region". CNN. Retrieved 2023-07-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

• State profile