Al-Fashir
الفاشر | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Aerial view of Al-Fashir | |
  Al-Fashir Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 13°37′50″N 25°21′0″E / 13.63056°N 25.35000°E | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| State | North Darfur |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 500,000[1] |
Al-Fashir or El Fasher (Arabic: الفاشر, romanized: al-Fāshir) is the capital city of North Darfur, Sudan. It is a city in the Darfur region of southwestern Sudan, 195 kilometres (121 mi) northeast of Nyala, Sudan.[2] A historical caravan post, Al-Fashir is located at an elevation of about 700 metres (2,300 ft).[2] The city serves as an agricultural marketing point for the cereals and fruits grown in the surrounding region. Al-Fashir is linked by road with both Geneina and Umm Keddada. Al-Fashir had 264,734 residents as of 2006[update], an increase from 2001, when the population was estimated to be 178,500.[2] UN Habitat reported a population of 500,000 for al-Fashir in 2009, attributing the increase to refugees and economic migrants.[1]
Al Fashir University was created in 1990 by decree of President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir, and was officially opened in February 1991 in premises west of El Fasher Airport and south of the El Fashir School.[3]
- ^ a b "Profile of El Fasher Town and Abu Shouk IDP Camp" (PDF). UN Habitat. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "Al-Fashir" (description), Encyclopædia Britannica, 2007, webpage:
- ^ "History of the University". Al Fashir University. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.