Kassala (state)

Kassala

كسلا
Ash Sharqiyah
Kassala كسلا Ash Sharqiyah
State
	Seal
	Location in Sudan.
	Coordinates: 15°45′N 35°43′E / 15.750°N 35.717°ECoordinates: 15°45′N 35°43′E / 15.750°N 35.717°E
Country	Sudan
Region	Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council
Capital	Kassala
Government
• Governor	vacant
Area
• Total	36,710 km2 (14,170 sq mi)
Population (2006 (est.))
• Total	1,171,118
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)	0.453; low

Kassala (Arabic: 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 1,400,000 (2000). Kassala is the capital of the state; other towns in Kassala include Aroma, , (New Halfa), Khashm el Girba and .^[2]

In 2016, Kassala State suffered a severe bread shortage.^[3]

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References[]

^ "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.

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[GlobalDataLab-1] "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

[suda_Suda-2] "Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". sudantribune.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.

[daba_East-3] "Eastern Sudan: No water in Aroma, no bread in Kassala". Radio Dabanga. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2018-02-09.

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