Radom National Park (alternate Al-Radom Reserve; ) is a

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. Currently this national park is disputed between Sudan and

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because the area of Kafia Kingi, which makes up the vast majority of the National Park, was to be transferred to South Sudan through the

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of 2005. However, Sudan is still holding some weak control over the area. In 2020, a South Sudanese general said the area is being used by people to smuggle minerals. The Park is in size. The Adda and Umblasha Rivers form the park’s northern and southern boundaries. Contiguous to Radom is the Andre Felix National Park of the

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. Established as a park, it was designated in 1979 as a member of the

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. Rivers, streams, and permanent pools cover much of the park, which is characterized as a wooded

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. Approximately 90% of the habitat is shrubland, while the remainder is forest. Annual rainfall ranges between ; the mean annual relative humidity ranges between 57-65%; and the average annual temperature is 16-27 C. Major villages within the park include: Radom, Mesheitir, Bireikat, Um Gudul, Songo, al Hufra, Bimeza, Deim Gushara, Chili West, Majid, Dafag, Titribi, Kafindibei West, Kafindibei East, Amara, Um Hugaar, Kafiakingi, Karmandoura, and Shioulla.

Conservation issues

The park has suffered from commercial game poaching. Subsequent to the country's 1985 famine era, the Tora Hartebeest completely disappeared from the park. The defassa waterbuck has also disappeared from the park.

References

{{authority control National parks of Sudan Biosphere reserves of Sudan IUCN Category II Protected areas established in 1979 Important Bird Areas of South Sudan