North Kordofan
North Kordofan
شمال كردفان Šamāl Kurdufān | |
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Postcard featuring camels in El-Obeid (1966) | |
Location in Sudan. | |
| Coordinates: 14°22′N 29°32′E / 14.367°N 29.533°E | |
| Country | Sudan |
| Region | Kordofan |
| Capital | El-Obeid |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Al-Sadiq Al-Tayeb Abdallah (acting) |
| Area | |
• Total | 185,302 km2 (71,546 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 3,174,029 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.463 low |
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North Kordofan (Arabic: شمال كردفان, romanized: Šamāl Kurdufān) is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 185,302 km2 and an estimated population of 3,174,029 people (2018 est). El-Obeid is the capital of the state.
North Kordofan is generally arid and desert.