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Kutum
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Also known as Wadi Kutum

Kutum is a town in the Sudanese state of North Darfur. It lies northwest of the state capital, Al-Fashir. The town is located along a wadi and therefore also known as Wadi Kutum. It lies north along the Marrah Mountains; the Kutum volcanic field is better known as the Tagabo Hills. As of 2006, it had a population of 45,000, predominantly of the Fur, Tunjur and Berti ethnicities. Kutum lies on one of the traditional north–south migration routes used by Darfuri pastoralists.

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Place details

Locality
Dombaresh
Region
شمال دارفور North Darfur
Country
السودان
Population
34,694
Timezone
Africa/Khartoum

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Kutum
Settlement.native_name
كتم
Settlement.pushpin_map
Sudan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
top
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Sudan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Sudan
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North Darfur
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Control
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Rapid Support Forces
Settlement.leader_title
Governor
Settlement.leader_name
Nimir Mohammed Abdelrahman
Settlement.population_as_of
2006
Settlement.population_total
45,000
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title
Religions

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Country
Sudan
Located in
Kutum District
Population
34694
Sources (2)

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Facilities
  • History
  • Notes
  • Further reading
  • External links

Kutum is a town in the Sudanese state of North Darfur. It lies northwest of the state capital, Al-Fashir. The town is located along a wadi and therefore also known as Wadi Kutum. It lies north along the Marrah Mountains; the Kutum volcanic field is better known as the Tagabo Hills. As of 2006, it had a population of 45,000, predominantly of the Fur, Tunjur and Berti ethnicities. Kutum lies on one of the traditional north–south migration routes used by Darfuri pastoralists.

==Facilities== The town hosts a local market which operates on Mondays and Thursdays. Other facilities in the town includes a hospital with basic medical and surgical services and a small botanical gardens alongside the Wadi and the market. Within the town two primary health care clinics also operate.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kutum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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