Ed Daein

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El Daein الضعين
El Daein
Coordinates: 11°27′39″N 26°7′42″E / 11.46083°N 26.12833°E / 11.46083; 26.12833
Country	Sudan
State	East Darfur
Government
• Type	locality
• Mayor	Siddigh abdel-Nabi Hassan
Elevation	1,476 ft (449 m)
Population  (2006)
• Total	264,734 (Census)

El Daein (also spelt Ad Du'ayn, Ad Da'en or Ed Da'ein; Arabic: الضعين) is a city located in southwestern Sudan. It lies about 831 km from the capital Khartoum and has population of about 300,000 people.

El Daein is the capital of the state of East Darfur, created in January 2012, and is located at the crossroads of the states of the Darfur region and Khartoum. It is located 157.4 km away from the city of Nyala in South Darfur and 180.6 km from Al Mijlad in South Kordofan.