Dalang, South Kordofan

Dilling
الدلنج
Dalang, Dalanj
Town
Dilling
Location in Sudan
Coordinates: 12°02′45″N 29°39′04″E / 12.045941°N 29.651048°E / 12.045941; 29.651048
Country Sudan
StateSouth Kurdufan
Population
 (2008)
  Total
59,089

Dalang (Arabic: الدلنج, romanized: al-Dalanj) or Dilling is a town in South Kordofan State in Sudan, north of the state capital Kadugli. As of 2008 it had a population 59,089 people. In printed sources and internet sources, including maps and atlases, the town's name is usually spelled as Dilling, reflecting the local pronunciation [ˈdɪlɪŋ]. The spellings Dalang and Dalanj reflect a pronunciation adapted to the phonotactics of Arabic.