Kassala State

Kassala State
ولاية كسلا
Ash Sharqiyah
State
Taka Mountains - Kassala, Sudan
Taka Mountains - Kassala, Sudan
Flag of Kassala State
Flag
Official seal of Kassala State
Seal
Location in Sudan.
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 15°45′N 35°43′E / 15.750°N 35.717°E / 15.750; 35.717
Country Sudan
RegionEastern Sudan States Coordinating Council
CapitalKassala
Government
 • Governorvacant
Area
 • Total
36,710 km2 (14,170 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
2,519,071[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)0.453[2]
low
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Kassala (Arabic: ولاية كسلا, called Ash Sharqiyah during 1991—1994) is one of the 18 wilayat (states) of Sudan. It has an area of 36,710 km2 and an estimated population of approximately 2,519,071 in 2018. Kassala is the capital of the state; other towns in Kassala include Aroma, Hamashkoraib, Halfa el Jadida (New Halfa), Khashm el Girba and Telkuk.[3]

In 2016, Kassala State suffered a severe bread shortage.[4]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ^ "Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". sudantribune.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  4. ^ "Eastern Sudan: No water in Aroma, no bread in Kassala". Radio Dabanga. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2018-02-09.