Kaduqli

11.00694444444429.706944444444Koordinaten: 11 ° 0 ' N, 29 ° 42 ' E

Kaduqli (Arabic كادقلي Kaduqli, Sudanese- Arabic: Kāduglī ) is the capital of the Sudanese state Dschanub Kordofan.

Location

The city is located in the geographic center of the southern Sudan near the border with South Sudan on the southern foothills of the Nuba Mountains. From al - Ubayyid performs a 265 km long road south about Dilling after Kaduqli.

The Airport Kaduqli is used by the United Nations Mission In Sudan, for operations in the region.

Population

In the 1970s Kaduqli was still a small town, is due to the urbanization process has since used the population at 93 518 inhabitants (calculated 2010).

Population development:

History

Much of the city was destroyed during the 21 year civil war.

Since 7 June 2011 have been reported in Kaduqli of massive violence by the Sudan People's Armed Forces. They also began to heavy artillery and targeted against the start and airstrips directed air strikes. Affected are mainly Christian church centers. Reports from South Sudan spoke of "ethnic cleansing". Tens of thousands of people fled into the base of UNMIS, but do not engage their soldiers in the clashes.