Kassala ( ar, ولاية كسلا, called ''Ash Sharqiyah'' during 1991—1994) is one of the 18 ''
wilayat
A wilayah ( ar, وَلاية, wālāya or ''wilāya'', plural ; Urdu and fa, ولایت, ''velâyat''; tr, vilayet) is an administrative division, usually translated as "state", "province" or occasionally as "governorate". The word comes fr ...
'' (states) of
Sudan. It has an area of 36,710 km² and an estimated population of approximately 1,400,000 (2000).
Kassala
Kassala ( ar, كسلا) is the capital of the state of Kassala in eastern Sudan. Its 2008 population was recorded to be 419,030. Built on the banks of the Gash River, it is a market town and is famous for its fruit gardens.
Many of its inhabi ...
is the capital of the state; other towns in Kassala include
Aroma
An odor (American English) or odour (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is caused by one or more volatilized chemical compounds that are generally found in low concentrations that humans and animals can perceive via their sense ...
,
Hamashkoraib,
Halfa el Jadida (New Halfa),
Khashm el Girba
Khashm el-Girba is a town in Kassala (state), north-eastern Sudan, located on the Atbarah River. The Khashm el-Girba Dam is located about south of the town.
The name Khashm al-Qirbah is made up of two syllables (Khashm), meaning (mouth) in th ...
and
Telkuk.
In 2016, Kassala State suffered a severe bread shortage.
Localities
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Kassala
Kassala ( ar, كسلا) is the capital of the state of Kassala in eastern Sudan. Its 2008 population was recorded to be 419,030. Built on the banks of the Gash River, it is a market town and is famous for its fruit gardens.
Many of its inhabi ...
(Capital)
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Aroma
An odor (American English) or odour (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is caused by one or more volatilized chemical compounds that are generally found in low concentrations that humans and animals can perceive via their sense ...
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Hamashkoraib
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Halfa el Jadida
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Khashm el Girba
Khashm el-Girba is a town in Kassala (state), north-eastern Sudan, located on the Atbarah River. The Khashm el-Girba Dam is located about south of the town.
The name Khashm al-Qirbah is made up of two syllables (Khashm), meaning (mouth) in th ...
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Telkuk
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Wad al Hulaywah
References
States of Sudan
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