West Darfur Explained

West Darfur State
Other Name:Gharb Darfor
Settlement Type:State
Mapsize:299px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Darfur
Subdivision Type2:No. of counties
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Geneina
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Vacant
Area Total Km2:79460
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:1,775,945[1]
Timezone:CAT
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:12.8833°N 80°W
Blank Name Sec2:HDI (2017)
Blank Info Sec2:0.439[2]

West Darfur State (Wilāyat Ḡarb Dārfūr), historically Dar Masalit,[3] is one of the states of Sudan, and one of five comprising the Darfur region. Prior to the creation of two new states in January 2012, it had an area of 79,460 km² and an estimated population of approximately 1,775,945 in 2018. It borders North and Central Darfur to the east. The Chadian prefectures of Biltine and Ouaddaï lie to the west, while to the north is the prefecture of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti. Al-Junaynah is the capital of the state. West Darfur has been the site of much of the Darfur conflict.[4]

During the 2023 Sudan conflict, ethnic violence has been rampant across the region.[5] This has included several Masalit massacres.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub-national Population Projections of Sudan and Age-Sex Composition . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170312172126/http://cbs.gov.sd/files/Pop._Proj._by_satates137.pdf . 2017-03-12 . dead .
  2. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.
  3. Book: Hastrup, Anders . The War in Darfur: Reclaiming Sudanese History . Taylor & Francis . 2013 . 9781135120009 . 79 . en.
  4. Web site: Sudan signs peace deal with rebel groups from Darfur . Al Jazeera . 31 August 2020 .
  5. Web site: Haq . Ingrid Formanek,Kareem El Damanhoury,Sana Noor . 2023-07-26 . 10,000 reported killed in one West Darfur city, as ethnic violence ravages Sudanese region . 2023-07-31 . CNN . en.