North Kurdufan

North Kurdufan (Arabic: شمال كردفان‎ Šamāl Kurdufān) is one of the 17 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 185,302 km² and an estimated population of 2,920,890 (2008 census) (3,340,000 (2011 estimate)). Al-Ubayyid is the capital of the state.

North Kurdufan is generally arid and desert.

Read more about North Kurdufan:  History, Cities and Towns in North Kurdufan

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