Kordofan

[kawr-doh-fahn]

noun

1. a province in the central Sudan. About 147,000 sq. mi. (380,730 sq. km). El Obeid.

Kordofan

/ ˌkɔːdəʊˈfæn /

noun

1. a region of the central Sudan: consists of a plateau with rugged uplands (the Nuba Mountains). Area: 380 548 sq km (146 930 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Eventually, the travellers made it to el-Fula, the state capital of West Kordofan.

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"Whoever controls Kordofan effectively controls the country's oil supply, as well as a huge chunk of Sudan," Amir Amin, an analyst with risk consultancy Oasis Policy Advisory, told the BBC.

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Al-Mujlad Hospital was struck on Saturday, and is located in West Kordofan state, close to one of the frontlines where Sudan's warring parties are fighting in the conflict that is now in its third year.

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El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, is a strategic hub connecting the capital, Khartoum, to Darfur.

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Following the setbacks, the RSF has rebounded with plans to launch a rival government in areas still under its control, which are mainly in Darfur and parts of Kordofan state.

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