Nyala (Sudan)

Federal State

Nyala (Arabic نيالا Niyala ) is the capital of the Sudanese state Dschanub Darfur and the Sudanese largest city outside the capital region.

Location

The city is located in the west of Sudan, about 900 km from Khartoum just south of the Marra plateau and the local mountain Marra.

Population

Nyala has 479 366 inhabitants (calculated 2013).

Population development:

History

In the 1980s, the area around Nyala of dryness and drought was affected.

Due to the expulsions and looting in Darfur since 2004, some refugee camps have formed in the suburbs, which are dependent on the supply from the international community.

Infrastructure

  • Nyala airport
  • Terminus of the western railway line in Sudan (12 ° 3 ' 50 "N, 24 ° 53' 59" O12.06388888888924.899722222222 )

Education

In the city is the University of Nyala.

Personalities

  • Omer Ihsas, musicians

Swell

  • Location in Sudan
  • Place in Africa
  • Dschanub Darfur
South Darfur Khartoum (state)
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