West Kordofan

West Kordofan غرب كردفان Ġarb Kurdufān
State
Seal
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 12°0′N 28°9′E / 12.000°N 28.150°E / 12.000; 28.150
Country	Sudan
Region	Nuba Mountains
Capital	Al-Fulah
Government
• Governor	Ahmed Khamis Bakheet
Area
• Total	111,373 km2 (43,001 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	1,320,405[citation needed]
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)

West Kordofan (Arabic: غرب كردفان; Ġarb Kurdufān) is one of the 18 wilayat or provinces of Sudan. In 2006 it had an area of 111,373 km² and an estimated population of approximately 1,320,405. Al-Fulah is the capital of the state.

In August 2005,^[1] West Kordofan State was abolished and its territory divided between North and South Kordofan States, in implementation of the Protocol between the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) on the resolution of conflict in Southern Kordofan/Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile States signed at Naivasha, Kenya, 26 May 2004. Section 2.1 of the protocol states that "The boundaries of Southern Kordofan/Nuba Mountains State shall be the same boundaries of former Southern Kordofan Province when Greater Kordofan was sub-divided into two provinces."^[2] The protocol forms part of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. Al Fulah presently has the status of second capital of South Kordofan State, and sessions of the state Legislative Council are to alternate between Al Fulah and Kaduqli. The state was reestablished in July 2013.^[3][4]