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Al-Fashir is a city in Sudan, situated in the North Darfur region. It serves as the capital of both North Darfur and the historical Sultanate of Darfur. The city is located within the Al Fasher District and has a population of 286,277, though another source lists the population as 252,609.
The city sits at an elevation of 744 meters, with some records indicating 748 meters. It operates in the Africa/Khartoum timezone. Al-Fashir is described by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme.
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Place details
- Locality
- الفاشر
- Region
- شمال دارفور North Darfur
- Country
- السودان
- Population
- 252,609
- Timezone
- Africa/Khartoum
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Sudan
- State
- North Darfur
- Control
- Rapid Support Forces
- Total
- 252,609
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 ( CAT )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Sudan
- Located in
- Al Fasher District
- Population
- 286277
- Image
- Central of Elfashir north of darfour.jpg
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- Al-Fashir
- described by source
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme
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Encyclopedic overview
El Fasher (also alternatively rendered as Al-Fashir; Arabic: الفاشر, romanized: al-Fāshir) is a city in western Sudan. It serves as the capital of the North Darfur State, is located in the Darfur region of Sudan, and is 195 kilometres (121 mi) northeast of Nyala. A historical caravan post, El Fasher is located at an elevation of about 700 metres (2,300 ft). The city serves as an agricultural marketing point for the cereals and fruits grown in the surrounding region. El Fasher is linked by road to both Geneina and Umm Keddada.
The city was the site of a major siege during the ongoing Sudanese civil war, which lasted 18 months, before falling to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in October 2025. Shortly after the city's capture by the RSF, an estimated 60,000–68,000 civilians were killed in the El Fasher massacre.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al-Fashir” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.