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El Fasher

American  
[el fash-er] / ɛl ˈfæʃ ər /

noun

  1. a city in W Sudan.


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In a nearby tent was Zuhoor Musa Abdul Rahman, a 30-year-old housewife who recounted with unnatural calm the horrors that spurred her to flee El Fasher, a city some 300 miles east of Obeid.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2026

When the RSF was ejected out of Khartoum in March, its fighters turned their focus on the last remaining city of El Fasher which was still under the control of the army.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

El Fasher is a pivotal theater in the war, controlling access to the broader Darfur region.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

El Fasher is the last major urban centre in the Darfur region that remains in the hands of the Sudan's army.

From BBC May 24, 2024

After this the captor of Zayid returned to El Fasher, whilst Jabrallah, anticipating a great reward for his treacherous conduct, was sent with his five sons to see the Khalifa in Omdurman.

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

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