Arawala () was a village in

West Darfur West Darfur State ( Wilāyat Ḡarb Dārfūr), historically Dar Masalit (), is one of the states of Sudan, and one of five comprising the Darfur region. Prior to the creation of two new states in January 2012, it had an area of 79,460 km² ...

, Sudan. It used to have a population of 7000 inhabitants; however, this changed after the village was attacked by

Janjaweed The Janjaweed () are an Sudanese Arabs, Arab nomad militia group operating in the Sahel, Sahel region, specifically in Sudan, particularly in Darfur and eastern Chad. They have also been speculated to be active in Yemen. According to the United ...

militia.Economist magazine, March 1, 2007
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Populated places in Central Darfur Villages in Sudan {{Sudan-geo-stub