Kassala State
Kassala State
ولاية كسلا Ash Sharqiyah | |
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 Taka Mountains near Kassala, Sudan | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Sudan. | |
| Coordinates: 15°45′N 35°43′E / 15.750°N 35.717°E | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| Region | Butana |
| Capital | Kassala |
| Government | |
| • Type | Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council |
| • Governor | Sadig Mohamed El Azrag[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 36,710 km2 (14,170 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 2,519,071[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.453[3] low |
Kassala (Arabic: ولاية كسلا, called Ash Sharqiyah during 1991–1994) is one of the 18 wilayat (states) of Sudan. It has an area of 36,710 km2 and an estimated population of approximately 2,519,071 in 2018. The state borders Khartoum to the west, Qadarif to the south, Eritrea to the east, River Nile to the northwest, and Red Sea State to the northeast. Kassala is the capital of the state. Towns in the state of Kassala include Aroma, Hamashkoraib, Halfa el Jadida (New Halfa), Khashm el Girba and Telkuk.[4]
In 2016, Kassala State suffered a severe bread shortage.[5]
Districts
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Towns
[edit]- Kassala (Capital)
- Aroma
- Hamashkoraib, developed around Islamic schools[6]
- Halfa el Jadida
- Khashm el Girba
- Telkuk, a district isolated by the presence of land mines[7]
- Wad al Hulaywah
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sudan Nashra: Burhan's assassination attempt | Asmara expels Sudan's acting ambassador | Flash floods submerge shelter camps in Kassala". Mada Masr.
- ↑ "Population Projections" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ↑ "Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". sudantribune.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ↑ "Eastern Sudan: No water in Aroma, no bread in Kassala". Radio Dabanga. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ↑ "Sheikh Ali Beetay: Strenuous Effort To Turn Hamashkoraib Into A Radiant Islamic Center| Sudanow Magazine". sudanow-magazine.net. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2026-01-13.
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