North Darfur (Arabic: شمال دارفور; transliterated: Shamal Darfor) is one of the wilayat or states of Sudan. It is one of the five states composing the Darfur region. It has an area of 296,420 km² and an estimated population of approximately 1,583,000 (2006). Al-Fashir is the capital of the state. Other significant towns include Ailliet, Kebkabiya, Kutum, Mellit (Malit), Tawilah and Umm Kadadah.
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“Refinement’s origin:
the remote north country’s
rice-planting song.”
—Matsuo Basho (1644–1694)