North_Darfur
North Darfur
State of Sudan
North Darfur State (Arabic: ولاية شمال دارفور Wilāyat Šamāl Dārfūr; Shamal Darfor) is one of the wilayat or states of Sudan. It is one of the five states composing the Darfur region. It has an area of 296,420 km2 and an estimated population of approximately 2,304,950 in 2018. Al-Fashir is the capital of the state. Other significant towns include Ailliet,[3][4] Kebkabiya,[5][6] Kutum, Mellit (Malit),[6][7] Tawilah[8] and Umm Keddada (Umm Kadadah).[6][9]