West Kurdufan

Gharb Kordofan (Arabic غرب كردفان Gharb Kordofan, German: West Kordofan or Westkordofan ) from 1994 to 2005, a state in Sudan.

He had an area of ​​111,373 km ² and about 1.3 million inhabitants (calculated 2006). Its capital was al - Fula. The population of the area belongs mainly to the Arabic-speaking ethnic groups of the Misseriya Baggara (in the south ) and the Hamar ( in the north).

History

The state was created in the reorganization of the administrative structure of the Sudan on 14 February 1994 by the State of Kordofan was divided into three new states Dschanub Kordofan, Schamal Kordofan and Gharb Kordofan. Which also included the controversial between North and South Sudan Abyei area - - As a result of the 2005 peace agreement that ended the civil war, the state was dissolved. Its territory was divided between Schamal Kordofan and Dschanub Kordofan.

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  • State (Sudan)
  • Gharb Kordofan
Al-Fulah Messiria tribe South Kordofan
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