Fur region

E867500

The Fur region is an area in western Sudan historically inhabited by the Fur people and neighboring groups, known for its distinct ethnic and linguistic diversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
associatedWithConflict Darfur conflict NERFINISHED
associatedWithEthnicGroup Fur people NERFINISHED
borderingRegions Chad (broad regional sense) NERFINISHED
other parts of Darfur
climate semi-arid
colonialHistory incorporated into Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
continent Africa
country Sudan
culturalHeritage Fur customary law
Fur oral literature
Fur traditional institutions
demographicFeature predominantly rural population
ethnicDiversity high
governedHistoricallyBy Fur sultans NERFINISHED
hasEthnicGroupWithLanguage Fur people – Fur language
Masalit people – Masalit language NERFINISHED
Zaghawa people – Zaghawa language
hasTopography mountainous areas
plateaus
historicalCenterOf Fur Sultanate NERFINISHED
historicalEconomy caravan trade
historicalInhabitants Fur people NERFINISHED
neighboring ethnic groups
historicalReligion Islamic sultanate
historicalSignificance center of a precolonial sultanate
inhabitedBy Fur people NERFINISHED
Masalit people NERFINISHED
Zaghawa people NERFINISHED
knownFor distinct ethnic diversity
distinct linguistic diversity
languageFamily Nilo-Saharan languages
linguisticDiversity high
locatedIn Darfur NERFINISHED
western Sudan NERFINISHED
mainCrops groundnuts
millet
sorghum
mainEconomicActivities agriculture
pastoralism
modernAdministrativeDivision split among Darfur states of Sudan
partOf Sahel zone NERFINISHED
religion Islam (majority)
traditionalLanguage Fur language

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