Kassala State
State of Sudan
State in Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council, Sudan
Kassala State ولاية كسلا Ash Sharqiyah | |
---|---|
State | |
Taka Mountains - Kassala, Sudan | |
Flag Seal | |
Location in Sudan. | |
Coordinates: low |
Kassala (Arabic: ولاية كسلا, called Ash Sharqiyah during 1991—1994) is one of the 18 wilayat (states) of Sudan. It has an area of 36,710 km2 and an estimated population of approximately 2,519,071 in 2018. Kassala is the capital of the state; other towns in Kassala include Aroma, Hamashkoraib, Halfa el Jadida (New Halfa), Khashm el Girba and Telkuk.[3]
In 2016, Kassala State suffered a severe bread shortage.[4]
Townns
- Kassala (Capital)
- Aroma
- Hamashkoraib
- Halfa el Jadida
- Khashm el Girba
- Telkuk
- Wad al Hulaywah
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". sudantribune.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "Eastern Sudan: No water in Aroma, no bread in Kassala". Radio Dabanga. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- v
- t
- e
States of Sudan
|
Area with special administrative status to hold a referendum on its final status and is considered to be simultaneously part of both Sudan and South Sudan | |
Regional bodies | |
This Sudan location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e