Kordofan
Americannoun
noun
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Currently under army control, el-Obeid - the capital of North Kordofan state with a population of around 500,000 - has one of the largest military bases in central Sudan.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
The city is in the country's oil-rich Kordofan region - which is divided into North, South and West Kordofan states.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Because battles in Darfur and Kordofan have disrupted farming, prices of gum arabic along with other agricultural goods have spiked.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 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
Had he been accompanied by five hundred British bayonets, his reputation in the Sudan might have been maintained, and probably the Mahdi would never have left Kordofan.
From Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 by F. R. Wingate
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