Kafia Kingi

Federal State

Kafia Kingi is a small town in the South Sudanese state of Western Bahr el Ghazal.

Location

The city is located in the northwest of South Sudan, some 1,000 km from Khartoum and about 300 km from Nyala away, in a disputed area in the regions of Western Bahr el Ghazal.

Population

In 1931 the city had 2,145 tax-paying households.

History

The city was founded as a trading center in the 18th century by the Jallaba ( itinerant Arab traders from the north of Sudan ) and served the acquisition of ivory and slaves in exchange for beads. Between 1904 and 1905 was D.C.E. by Major Comyn a military post in Kafia Kingi furnished and the place thus incorporated the administration of the Anglo -Egyptian Sudan.

In 1912, a failed attack by rebels of the Kreish under Murad Ibrahim Abdullahi and sandals on Kafia Kingi. The aim was the destruction of the enemy Binga and government troops.

Economy

Its location on the trade routes between Wadai, Darfur, Kordofan and the Chari region, the city attracted many traders in the 19th century from different backgrounds and established itself as a trading center in the region. In addition, the site was on the southern route of Muslim pilgrims from West Africa who wanted to avoid the uncertainties of the Fur Sultanate under Ali Dinar. As Darfur in 1916 conquered by the British, lost the southern route more attractive, since the northern route over Darfur had an easier terrain ( no swamps, jungle). The pilgrims also trade wandered farther north, so that Kafia Kingi from 1916 experienced an economic decline.