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  Darfur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Darfur's economy is primarily based on subsistence agriculture, producing cereals, fruit and tobacco as well as livestock in the drier north.
The natives of Bahr el Ghazal paid tribute to Darfur, and these were the chief articles of merchandise sold by the Darfurians to the Egyptian traders along the road to Asyut.
Northern Darfur's capital is Al Fashir; Southern Darfur's is Nyala; and Wester Darfur's is Al Junaynah.
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 Darfur
Darfur covers an area of some 196,555 km² (75,890 miles²), with an estimated population of around 3.1 million people.
Hassan is described as a religious but avaricious man. In the later part of his reign he became involved in trouble with the Arab slave raiders who had seized the Bahr el Ghazal, looked upon by the Darfurians as their especial slave preserve.
The natives of Bahr el Ghazal paid tribute of ivory and slaves to Darfur, and these were the chief articles of merchandise sold by the Darfurians to the Egyptian traders along the road to Asyut.
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 Darfur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Darfur (Arabic دارفور, meaning "home of the Fur ") is a region of thefar western Sudan, bordering the Central African Republic and Chad.
Darfur's economy is primarily based on subsistence agriculture, producing cereals, fruit and tobacco as well as livestock inthe drier north.
Of his forty sons, the third, Mohammed Hassan, was appointed his successor.Hassan is described as a religious but avaricious man. In the later part of his reign he became involved in trouble with the Arabslave raiders who had seized the Bahr el Ghazal, looked upon by theDarfurians as their especial slave preserve.
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 darfur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Darfur (Arabic دار فور, meaning "home of the Fur") is a region of the far western Sudan, bordering the Central African Republic and Chad.
During much of Darfur's history, relations between the African and Arab inhabitants of the region have been tense.
Hassan died in 1873, blind and advanced in years, and the succession passed to his youngest son Ibrahim, who soon found himself engaged in a conflict with Zubayr, the chief of the Bahr el Ghazal slave traders, and with an Egyptian force from Khartoum.
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 Darfur - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Darfur (shown in green) is in western Sudan.
Darfur covers an area of some 196,555 km² (75,890 miles²), with an estimated population of around 6 million people.
By the summer of 2004, 50,000–80,000 people had been killed and at least a million had been driven from their homes, causing a major humanitarian crisis in the region.
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 Darfur Online Research :: Information about Darfur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Darfur (Arabic language دار فور, meaning "home of the Fur people ") is a region of far western Sudan, bordering the Central African Republic, Libya, and Chad.
It is divided into three federal states within Sudan : Gharb Darfur (West Darfur), Janub Darfur (South Darfur), and Shamal Darfur (North Darfur).
They have frequently burnt down whole villages, driving the surviving inhabitants to flee to refugee camps, mainly in Darfur and Chad ; many of the camps in Darfur are surrounded by Janjaweed forces.
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 Darfur Article, Darfur Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The region became the scene of a bloody rebellion in 2003 against the Arab-dominatedSudanese government, with two local rebel groups - the Justice andEquality Movement (Jem) and the Sudanese LiberationArmy (SLA) - accusing the government of oppressing fl Africans in favour of Arabs.
They have frequently burnt down whole villages, driving the survivinginhabitants to flee to refugee camps, mainly in Darfur and Chad ; many of the camps inDarfur are surrounded by Janjaweed forces.
By the summer of 2004, 50,000–80,000people had been killed and at least a million had been driven from their homes, causing a major humanitarian crisis in theregion.
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 Darfur
Darfur ''This article is about a region in Darfur, Minnesota.
Darfur, Minnesota Darfur is a city located in 2000 census, the city had a total population of 137.
Janub Darfur Janub Darfur (Southern Nyala is the capital of the state.
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 DARFUR FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
It is divided into three federal states within Sudan: Gharb_Darfur (West Darfur), Janub_Darfur (South Darfur), and Shamal_Darfur (North Darfur).
The current conflict between the Janjaweed and the non-Arab peoples of the region has led to the deaths of tens of thousands and the displacement of millions (see ''Darfur_conflict'').
According to tradition the Daju dynasty was displaced, and Islam introduced, about the 14th_century, by the Tunjur (of uncertain, possibly Arab originshttp://www.uni-bayreuth.de/afrikanistik/mega-tchad/Bulletin/bulletin2000/ouvrages/rouaud.html), who reached Darfur by way of Bornu and Wadai.
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 Darfur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
For the city in Minnesota see Darfur, Minnesota.'' Darfur (shown in green) is in western [[Sudan.]] Darfur (Arabic دار فور, meaning "home of the Fur") is a region of the far western Sudan, bordering the Central African Republic and Chad.
Darfur covers an area of some 493,180 km² (196,555 miles²), with an estimated population of around 6 million people.
More than 110,000 others have fled to neighbouring Chad but the vast majority of war victims remain trapped in Darfur..." :"Human Rights Watch spent twenty-five days in and on the edges of West Darfur, documenting abuses in rural areas that were previously well-populated with Masalit and Fur farmers.
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 Bambooweb: Darfur
For the current humanitarian crisis in Darfur see: Darfur conflict.
According to tradition the Daju dynasty was displaced, and Islam introduced, about the 14th century, by the Tunjur (of uncertain, possibly Arab origins), who reached Darfur by way of Bornu and Wadai.
Northern Darfur's capital is Al Fashir; Southern Darfur's is Nyala; and Wester Darfur's is Darfur conflict.
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 Janub Darfur < States < Sudan < North Africa < Africa < : news feed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
FINNA VILLAGE, Darfur, 25 July 2005 — In this small village, a drop of water is worth its weight in gold.
Also, in South Darfur on Saturday, armed tribesmen reportedly attacked returnees from Kalma camp in their village of origin, Sarman Jago.
An additional concern, according to the African Union (AU) protection force in Darfur, was that the SLA, particularly in South Darfur, had no unity of command.
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 Municipalities < Janub Darfur < States < Sudan < Africa < : news feed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
in Darfur claimed on July 24, 2005 that "Sudanese troops backed by helicopters and militiamen [Janjaweed] were raiding villages in South Darfur" (Agence France...
In South Darfur, it added, armed tribesmen reportedly attacked returnees from South Darfur's Kalma IDP camp in their village of Sarman Jago.
In a separate incident on Saturday, unidentified armed men attacked and killed four persons in a village 29 kilometres from of Nyala, South Darfur, who were...
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 Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Darfur"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
peacekeeping force to prevent further slaughter in the Darfur region of Sudan yesterday pledged less than a half of the money needed for the mission.
Violence and suffering continue in Darfur / Rape, kidnapping and attacks on civilians increased last month in Sudan's Darfur region despite a growing effort to end the bloodshed
Annan visits Darfur / KOFI Annan, head of the UN, arrived in Sudan yesterday to see first hand the crisis in Darfur, a day after urging rich nations to pledge more
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 ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Darfur Crisis - Rain Timeline 18 May 2004
While large towns in Darfur may be accessible, surrounding areas will be difficult to access.
Scattered showers are expected over southern Gharb Darfur and Janub Darfur in Sudan and southern Ouaddai in Chad.
The monsoonal rains typically begin in mid to late May across southern Janub Darfur; early to mid June across northern Janub Darfur, southern Gharb Darfur and southern Ouaddai; late in June central Ouaddai, central Gharb and finally July in northern Ouaddai, northern Gharb Darfur and southern Shamal Darfur.
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 ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Sudan: Darfur Crisis - Rain Timeline 28 May 2004
Pre-monsoonal showers and locally heavy thunderstorms are expected across much of Gharb Darfur in Sudan as well as eastern Ouaddai and southeastern Biltine in Chad.
Since the monsoon has yet to begin in the area, rain is expected to taper off later in the period.
The monsoonal rains typically begin in mid to late May across southern Janub Darfur; early to mid June across northern Janub Darfur, southern Gharb Darfur and southern Ouaddai; late in June central Ouad-dai, centralGharb and finally July in northern Ouaddai, northern Gharb Darfur and southern Shamal Dar-fur.
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 Darfur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The current conflict between the Janjaweed and the non-Arab peoples of the region has led to the ethnic cleansing of tens of thousands and the displacement of millions.
Hassan is described as a religious but avaricious man. In 1856 he went blind and for th rest of his reign his sister Zamzam, the iiry bassi, was the de facto ruler of the sultanate.
de:Darfur es:Darfur fr:Darfour id:Darfur nl:Darfur ru:Дарфур sv:Darfur SaveDarfur.Com Similar to the Livestrong wristbands that have become so popular, you can buy wristbands that say "Save Darfur." The act of buying the wristband not only contributes money to the cause, but increases the visibility of this important issue.
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 ipedia.com: Sudan Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Peace talks between the southern rebels and the government made substantial progress in 2003 and early 2004, although skirmishes in parts of the south have reportedly continued.
A new rebellion in the western province of Darfur began in early 2003.
Both the government and the rebels have been accused of atrocities in this war.
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 Reuters AlertNet - MAP: Rain forecast for Darfur
This image shows the seven-day rainfall forecast for the week of May 18 to 24, from the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
They say scattered showers are expected over southern Gharb Darfur and Janub Darfur in Sudan and southern Ouaddai in Chad and rainfall is most likely to hit the far south and across the higher elevations.
Although the monsoon has started in Central African Republic (CAR), the leading edge of the monsoon remains well south of most of the Darfur region, NOAA says.
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 Darfur Details, Meaning Darfur Article and Explanation Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Darfur Details, Meaning Darfur Article and Explanation Guide
The United States Agency for International Development has warned that unless the Sudanese government breaks with past practice and grants full and immediate humanitarian access, at least 100,000 war-affected civilians could die in Darfur from lack of food and from disease within the next twelve months." [1]
Page Contains Information, Facts Details or Explanation Guide About Darfur
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 Darfur Information Center
Restocking the Gum Belt for Desertification Control in Darfur (UNDP, 1989-1994)
Sag el Na'am Irrigation Project (1979 Northern Darfur).
North Darfur State: Development & Rehabilitation Committee (05/2000)
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 VirtualTourist.com - Wilayat Janub Darfur Travel Guide - Pictures, Tips and Reviews
Tips, Reviews and Pictures plus Hotels, Restaurants, Activities and More in Wilayat Janub Darfur
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