Arawala was a village in

West Darfur West Darfur State ( Wilāyat Ḡarb Dārfūr) 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 and an estimated population of ...

province of the Darfur region of Sudan. In its heyday it used to have a population of 7000 inhabitants; however, this changed after the village was attacked by

Janjaweed The Janjaweed ( ar, جنجويد, Janjawīd, lit=mounted gunman; also transliterated ''Janjawid'') are a Sudanese Arab militia group that operate in Sudan, particularly Darfur, and eastern Chad. Using the United Nations definition, the Janjawe ...

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