White Nile (state)

White Nile (Arabic: النيل الأبيض‎ An Nīl al Ābyaḍ) is one of the 15 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 30,411 km2 and an estimated population of approximately 1,188,707 (2006). Since 1994 Rabak is the capital of the state; other important cities include Kosti and Ed Dueim.

States of Sudan
States not covered by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
  • Central Darfur
  • East Darfur
  • Al Jazirah
  • Kassala
  • Khartoum
  • North Darfur
  • North Kurdufan
  • Northern
  • Al Qadarif
  • Red Sea
  • River Nile
  • Sennar
  • South Darfur
  • West Darfur
  • White Nile
States to hold "popular consultations" (process suspended)
  • Blue Nile
  • South Kordofan
Special administration area to hold referendum (postponed indefinitely)
  • Abyei (part of both South Kordofan and Warrap (South Sudan))

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