North Kordofan
شمال كردفان Šamāl Kurdufān | |
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![]() Postcard featuring camels in El-Obeid (1966) | |
![]() Location in Sudan. | |
Coordinates: 14°22′N 29°32′E / 14.367°N 29.533°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Kordofan |
Capital | El-Obeid |
Government | |
• Governor | Vacant |
Area | |
• Total | 185,302 km2 (71,546 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 3,174,029[1] |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
HDI (2017) | 0.463[2] low |
North Kordofan (Arabic: شمال كردفان, romanized: Šamāl Kurdufān) is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 185,302 km2 and an estimated population of 3,174,029 people (2018 est). El-Obeid is the capital of the state.
North Kordofan is generally arid and desert.[citation needed]
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