West Darfur

State of Sudan

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State in Darfur, Sudan

West Darfur State

ولاية غرب دارفور

Gharb Darfor

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Location in Sudan.

Coordinates: 12°53′N 22°58′E﻿ / ﻿12.883°N 22.967°E﻿ / 12.883; 22.967
Country|  Sudan
Region| Darfur
Capital| Geneina
Government

• Governor| Al-Tijani Karshoum [a][2]
Area

• Total

| 79,460 km2 (30,680 sq mi)
Population

(2018)

• Total

| 1,775,945[1]
Time zone| UTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)| 0.439[3]
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West Darfur State (Arabic: ولاية غرب دارفور Wilāyat Ḡarb Dārfūr), historically Dar Masalit (Arabic: دار مساليت),[4] is one of the states of Sudan, and one of five comprising the Darfur region. Prior to the creation of two new states in January 2012, it had an area of 79,460 km² and an estimated population of approximately 1,775,945 in 2018. It borders North and Central Darfur to the east. The Chadian prefectures of Biltine and Ouaddaï lie to the west, while to the north is the prefecture of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti. Al-Junaynah is the capital of the state. West Darfur has been the site of much of the Darfur conflict.[5]

During the 2023 Sudan conflict, ethnic violence has been rampant across the region.[6] This has included several Masalit massacres.

## Settlements

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* Beida
* Foro Baranga
* Geneina
* Jebel Moon
* Kreinik
* Misterei
* Kango Haraza
* Shukri
* Sirba

## Notes

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1. ^ His governorship is contested by Bahr al-Din Adam Karama as part of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. On July 27th 2024 The Chairman of the Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, signed a decree appointing Bahr al-Din Adam Karama as governor of West Darfu. This decision removed Al-Tijani Karshoum who was the current acting governor. Al-Tijani Karshoum made clear that he did not recognize the legitimacy of Burhan’s decree and made clear that he had no intentions of leaving/ceding/surrendering his governorship. As of 2025 Al-Tijani Karshoum continues to occupy the governors residence, meet with the press, claim the title of governor, and exercise the powers and duties of the office. He does so with the tacit support/backing of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) who are the de facto authorities in all of West Darfur. As such Bahr al-Din Adam Karama does not have any actual power other than having been given the title of governor by Al-Burhan. For all of these reasons Al-Tijani Karshoum remains the effectual governor of West Darfur.

## References

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1. ^ "Sub-national Population Projections of Sudan and Age-Sex Composition" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
2. ^ https://www.darfur24.com/en/2024/07/28/al-burhan-approves-appointment-of-bahr-al-din-adam-karama-as-governor-of-west-darfur/
3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
4. ^ Hastrup, Anders (2013). The War in Darfur: Reclaiming Sudanese History. Taylor & Francis. p. 79\. ISBN 9781135120009.
5. ^ "Sudan signs peace deal with rebel groups from Darfur". Al Jazeera. 31 August 2020.
6. ^ Haq, Ingrid Formanek,Kareem El Damanhoury,Sana Noor (2023-07-26). "10,000 reported killed in one West Darfur city, as ethnic violence ravages Sudanese region". CNN. Retrieved 2023-07-31.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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States of Sudan

* Blue Nile
* Central Darfur
* East Darfur
* Gezira
* Kassala
* Khartoum
* North Darfur
* North Kordofan
* Northern
* Al Qadarif
* Red Sea
* River Nile
* Sennar
* South Darfur
* South Kordofan
* West Darfur
* West Kordofan
* White Nile

Area with special administrative status to hold a referendum on its final status and is considered to be simultaneously part of both Sudan and South Sudan

* Abyei Area

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* Darfur Regional Government
* Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council

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