Kutum
Sign in to saveKutum 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
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Key facts
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- Kutum
- Settlement.native_name
- كتم
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- Sudan
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- top
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- Location in Sudan
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Sudan
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- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Darfur
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- Control
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- Rapid Support Forces
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- Governor
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Article
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- Facilities
- History
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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.