Central Darfur

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Central Darfur is a state in western Sudan, formed from the larger Darfur region and known for its ethnic diversity and history of conflict and humanitarian crises.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
city
peacekeeping mission
state of Sudan
administrativeDivisionOf Republic of the Sudan NERFINISHED
borderDisputeContext Darfur crisis NERFINISHED
capital Zalingei NERFINISHED
conflictImpact civilian displacement
destruction of villages
human rights abuses
country Sudan
createdFrom Darfur region NERFINISHED
governedBy Government of Sudan NERFINISHED
hasClimate semi-arid
hasConflict Darfur conflict NERFINISHED
hasEconomicActivity pastoralism
subsistence agriculture
hasEthnicGroup Arab tribes
Fur people NERFINISHED
Masalit NERFINISHED
Zaghawa NERFINISHED
hasHumanitarianActor United Nations agencies NERFINISHED
international NGOs
local NGOs
hasHumanitarianIssue food insecurity
internal displacement
refugee flows
hasIssue land disputes
limited health services
limited infrastructure
water scarcity
hasMinorityGroup non-Arab ethnic groups
hasNaturalFeature Sahel zone NERFINISHED
hasPeacekeepingPresence African Union–United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur NERFINISHED
hasSecurityIssue banditry
intercommunal violence
militia activity
knownFor ethnic diversity
history of conflict
humanitarian crises
locatedIn Central Darfur NERFINISHED
western Sudan NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Africa
officialLanguage Arabic
partOf Darfur NERFINISHED
regionType federal state
religion Islam

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Northern Sudan contains Central Darfur
Darfur region hasSubregion Central Darfur