East Darfur

East Darfur State
ولاية شرق دارفور
Sharq Darfur
State

Location in Sudan
Country  Sudan
Region Darfur
Capital Ed Daein
Government
  Governor Anas Omar
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

East Darfur State (Arabic: ولاية شرق دارفور Wilāyat Šarq Dārfūr; Sharq Darfur) is one of the states of 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.[1] The state capital is Ed Daein. The state was formed from land that was part of the state of South Darfur.

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.


Coordinates: 11°10′N 26°30′E / 11.167°N 26.500°E / 11.167; 26.500

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