West Kordofan ( ar, غرب كردفان; ) is one of the 18 wilayat or provinces of

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

. In 2006 it had an area of 111,373 km² and an estimated population of approximately 1,320,405.

Al-Fulah Al-Fulah is a town in West Kordofan State in Sudan and is the capital of the state. The Chinese have shown an interest in developing a power station in Al-Fulah and building a pipeline. Conflict during the Second Sudanese Civil War The Seco ...

is the capital of the state. In August 2005, West Kordofan State was abolished and its territory divided between

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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 Kordofan ( ar, كردفان ') is a former province of central Sudan. In 1994 it was divided into three new federal states: North Kordofan, South Kordofan and West Kordofan. In August 2005, West Kordofan State was abolished and its territory ...

Nuba Mountains The Nuba Mountains ( ar, جبال النوبة), also referred to as the Nuba Hills, is an area located in South Kordofan, Sudan. The area is home to a group of indigenous ethnic groups known collectively as the Nuba peoples. In the Middle Ages ...

and

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States signed at

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, 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." The protocol forms part of the

Comprehensive Peace Agreement The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA, ar, اتفاقية السلام الشامل, Ittifāqiyyah al-salām al-šāmil), also known as the Naivasha Agreement, was an accord signed on January 9, 2005, by the Sudan People's Liberation Movem ...

between the government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. Al Fulah presently has the status of second capital of

South Kordofan South Kordofan ( ar, جنوب كردفان ') is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 158,355 km² and an estimated population of approximately 1,100,000 people (2000).Kaduqli Kaduqli or Kadugli ( ar, كادوقلي ' Sudanese pronunciation: ) is the capital city of South Kordofan State, Sudan. It is located south of El-Obeid, at the northern edge of the White Nile plain in the Nuba Mountains. It contains H ...

. The state was reestablished in July 2013.Sudan shuffles governors of Kordofan states including ICC suspect
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Districts

# Lagawa District # As Salam District #

Abyei District Abyei District was a former Districts of Sudan, district of the Sudan, considered part of the state of West Kurdufan. Upon the dissolution of West Kurdufan in 2005, it was included in the state of South Kurdufan. Its administrative centre was ...

(abolished) (et al.) Area with "Special Administrative Status", considered part of both South Kordofan and

Northern Bahr el Ghazal Northern Bahr el Ghazal is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 30,543 km² and is part of the Bahr el Ghazal region. It borders East Darfur in Sudan to the north, Western Bahr el Ghazal to the west and south, and Warrap and the ...

, under ''Protocol on the resolution of the Abyei conflict'': * Abyei Area (hatched area on map)

References

External links

"Darfur - Kordofan Region of Sudan"
map, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 10 April 2002 {{- Kurdufan States and territories established in 1994 States and territories disestablished in 2005 States and territories established in 2013 1994 establishments in Sudan 2013 establishments in Sudan States of Sudan