Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

El Fasher

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

noun

  1. a city in W Sudan.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Earlier this year, the militia tightened its hold on El Fasher by walling it off with a sand berm, according to satellite photos published in August by the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

El Fasher, the regional capital of Darfur, has been under rebel siege for the past 18 months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

“There is no safe place in El Fasher right now,” he said.

From BBC • May 23, 2024

She said food, water and medicine are desperately needed in El Fasher, which is now completely surrounded.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

In January 1884 Zogal, the new dervish amir of the province, attacked El Fasher, where Said Bey Guma and an Egyptian garrison 1000 strong with 10 guns was still holding out, and captured it.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various