Central Darfur State
ولاية وسط دارفور | |
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Coordinates: 12°54′27″N 23°28′21″E / 12.90750°N 23.47250°E | |
Country | Sudan |
Region | Darfur |
Capital | Zalingei |
Government | |
• Governor | Vacant |
Area | |
• Total | 37,114 km2 (14,330 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2,499,000[1] |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Website | https://www.facebook.com/CDGOV/ |
Central Darfur State (Arabic: ولاية وسط دارفور, romanized: Wilāyat Wasaṭ Dārfūr) is a state in south-western Sudan, and one of five comprising the Darfur region. It was created in January 2012 as a result of the ongoing peace process for the wider Darfur region.[2] The state capital is Zalingei. The state was formed from land that had been part of the states of West Darfur and South Darfur.
On 4 August 2023, the entire state was confirmed fallen and claimed by the Rapid Support Forces after the collapse of the state's capital, Zalingei.[3]
Name | Period | References |
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Jaafar Abdelhakam | at least during 2016 | [4] |
Major general Khalid Nour El Dayem | 22 February 2019 – unknown | [5] |
Adeeb Youssef | 27 July 2020 – 25 October 2021 | [6][7] |
Saad Babikir | 13 December 2021 – 22 November 2023 | [8][9] |
Vacant (state occupied by Rapid Support Forces) | from 22 November 2023 | [10] |