Kassala (Arabic: ولاية كسلا, called Ash Sharqiyah during 1991—1994) is one of the 18 wilayat (states) of Sudan. It has an area of 36,710 km2 and an estimated population of approximately 2,519,071 in 2018. Kassala is the capital of the state; other towns in Kassala include Aroma, Hamashkoraib, Halfa el Jadida (New Halfa), Khashm el Girba and Telkuk.[3]
Kassala State
ولاية كسلا Ash Sharqiyah | |
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 Taka Mountains - Kassala, Sudan | |
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.svg) Location in Sudan. | |
| Coordinates: 15°45′N 35°43′E / 15.750°N 35.717°E | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| Region | Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council |
| Capital | Kassala |
| Government | |
| • Governor | vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 36,710 km2 (14,170 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 2,519,071[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.453[2] low |
In 2016, Kassala State suffered a severe bread shortage.[4]
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". sudantribune.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "Eastern Sudan: No water in Aroma, no bread in Kassala". Radio Dabanga. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
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