Fur region
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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.
Statements (44)
| 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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