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Key facts
- Country
- Sudan
- Region
- Darfur
- Capital
- Nyala
- Type
- Contested
- Governor de jure
- Bashir Mursal (acting)
- Head of civil administration de facto
- Al-Zain Ahmed Al-Haj (RSF-backed)
- Total
- 5,353,025
- Time zone
- UTC+2 ( CAT )
- Hdi 2017
- 0.434 , low
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- state of Sudan
- Country
- Sudan
- Located in
- Sudan
- Capital
- Nyala
- Area
- 127300
- Official website
- www.southdarfur.gov.sd/en
- Image
- Darfur IDPs 1 camp.jpg
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- Category:South Darfur
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Encyclopedic overview
South Darfur State (Arabic: ولاية جنوب دارفور Wilāyat Ǧanūb Dārfūr; Janob Darfor) is one of the states of Sudan. It is one of the five states that compose the region of Darfur in western Sudan. It borders North Darfur to the north, Central Darfur to the west, Central African Republic and South Sudan to the south, and East Darfur to the east. It is the most populous state in Darfur and has the highest number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the region. The capital and largest city is Nyala.
Since the outbreak of the 2023 Sudanese civil war, control over the state has been heavily contested. Following the fall of Nyala in late 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) established a de facto "Civil Administration" in the state, while the recognized Sudanese government in Port Sudan operates through an acting governor in exile.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “South Darfur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.