Darfur

American  

[dahr-foor] / dɑrˈfʊər /

noun

1. a province in the W Sudan. 191,650 sq. mi. (496,374 sq. km). El Fasher.

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Darfur British  

/ dɑːˈfʊə /

noun

1. a region of the W Sudan; an independent kingdom until conquered by Egypt in 1874; since 2003 conflict between the Janjaweed and rebel groups has left thousands dead and homeless

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Example Sentences

Fighting meanwhile persists across much of the country, including western Darfur and southern Kordofan.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Famine was declared last November in the North Darfur capital El-Fasher and in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan, according to a UN-backed assessment.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

The south-central region became the main battlefield after the RSF consolidated its hold of Darfur by capturing the city of el-Fasher in October.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

North Darfur, under RSF control, is the worst affected state, according to the charity Save the Children, with just 3% of its schools open.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

The arrival of two large parties, one from El Obeid and one from Darfur, soon changed this dismal graveyard into a noisy camp.

From Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 by Wingate, F. R.