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South Kordofan State

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South Kordofan State in red (Disputed Abyei Area in pink)

Capital: Kadugli | Kaduqli

Governor: Ahmed Haroun

Area: 158,355 km2 (61,141 sq mi)

Population: 1,111,859 (2006 (est.)

Time zone: EAT (UTC+3)

Geography South Kordofan State is part of the Kordofan region of Sudan. It shares border with Darfur to the west, North Kordofan State to the north, White Nile State to the east and The Republic of South Sudan to the south.

Districts

Dilling, Rashad, Abu Jubaiyah, Talodi, Kadugli, Lagawa, As Salam, Abyei (abolished)

Abyei

Abyei is an oil-producing fertile area claimed by Sudan and South Sudan. Under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement residents of the area were due to hold a referendum to decide on its future in January 2011. The vote did not go ahead as the two countries could not decide on who was allowed to take part.

Videos

Al Jazeera | Sudan declares emergency on border with south | 29 April 2012

Al Jazeera English | Civilians bear brunt of Sudan clashes | 24 April 2012

Al Jazeera English | Inside Sudan - Southern Kordofan: Unfinished Business | 8 April 2012

With exclusive access, Al Jazeera investigates a hidden war in the remote state of Southern Kordofan in Sudan.

Al Jazeera English | ICC’s Luis Moreno-Ocampo speaks to Al Jazeera | 31 March 2012

Al Jazeera English | Sudan government adviser Rabi Abdel Atti speaks to Al Jazeera | 31 March 2012

Al Jazeera English | Sudan governor to troops: ’Take no prisoners’ | 31 March 2012

Al Jazeera English | Sudan tribes wrestle in greeting | 26 August 2007

The Baqqara Tribes of central Sudan mark the end of the cattle herding season with celebrations, including wrestling matches. Rawya Rageh reports for Al Jazeera on the tradition.

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Children carry their family’s belongings as they go to Yida refugee camp in South Sudan outside Tess village in the rebel-held territory of the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, May 2, 2012. (Reuters)

External Links

  • Polio campaign still hinges on joint agreement between Sudan, SPLM-N

    Friday 25 October 2013
    October 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The United Nations resident and humanitarian coordinator in Sudan, Ali Al-Za’tari, has urged all parties involved in the conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Niles states to set aside their political (...)

  • More than a line: Sudan’s north-south border

    Tuesday 9 November 2010
    Concordis International MORE THAN A LINE: SUDAN’S NORTH - SOUTH BORDER SEPTEMBER 2010 Executive summary This report, prepared by Concordis International under commission from the United States Institute of Peace, examines drivers of (...)

  • Sudan rejects U.S. proposal on South Kordofan: report

    Friday 4 November 2011
    November 2, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government has rejected a proposal tabled by the U.S. aimed at resolving the armed conflict in the oil-rich state of South Kordofan between Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Sudan People Liberation (...)

  • Sudan defers response to tripartite initiative on South Kordofan aid

    Wednesday 21 March 2012
    March 20, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government has decided to withhold consent to an initiative proposed by the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) and the Arab League (AL) on delivery of aid to South Kordofan pending further (...)

  • S. Sudan: UNHCR alarmed over health condition of refugees

    Monday 27 August 2012
    August 26, 2012 (JUBA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has expressed concern over the health situation of thousands of refugees living in camps and settlements across South Sudan’s Upper Nile and Unity states. Sudanese refugees wait (...)

  • Sudanese MP proposes sending parliamentary platoon to fight South Sudan

    Wednesday 11 April 2012
    April 10, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — A Sudanese legislator suggested Tuesday to form a military platoon from the Members of Parliament (MP) and to send it to the battle fields to fight against the south Sudanese army. The proposition comes as (...)

  • US ambassador to South Sudan reaches Unity state in countrywide tour

    Thursday 1 March 2012
    By Bonifacio Taban Kuich February 29, 2012 (BENTIU) - United States (US) ambassador to South Sudan, Susan Page met with Unity state governor, Taban Deng Gai on Wednesday to discuss the situation in the state. US ambassador to South (...)

  • Sudan accuses its southern neighbour of seeking to undermine its security

    Monday 14 November 2011
    November 13, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese defense minister, Abdel-Rahim Mohamed Hussein, has pointed fingers at South Sudan, saying the latter is devoting all its resources to destabilise his country. Sudan’s Defence Minister Abdel (...)

  • North Sudan strikes again in Unity State, southern official

    Tuesday 14 June 2011
    June 13, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – North Sudan’s army on Monday carried out an airstrike on South Sudan’s oil-rich Unity State for the second time this week, according to multiple sources, in what appears to be a spillover from fighting in (...)

  • Sudanese army repulses rebel attack on strategic area in South Kordofan

    Monday 30 June 2014
    June 29, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said it had repulsed an attack carried out by the rebel Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) to retake strategic areas in South Kordofan. The SPLM-N said they (...)

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