Kutum

Also known as Wadi Kutum

Kutum is a town in the Sudanese state of North Darfur. It lies northwest of the state capital, Al-Fashir. The town is located along a wadi and therefore also known as Wadi Kutum. It lies north along the Marrah Mountains; the Kutum volcanic field is better known as the Tagabo Hills. As of 2006, it had a population of 45,000, predominantly of the Fur, Tunjur and Berti ethnicities. Kutum lies on one of the traditional north–south migration routes used by Darfuri pastoralists.

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Place details

Locality: Dombaresh
Region: شمال دارفور North Darfur
Country: السودان
Population: 34,694
Timezone: Africa/Khartoum

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Kutum
Settlement.native_name: كتم
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sudan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Sudan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Sudan
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Darfur
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Control
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Rapid Support Forces
Settlement.leader_title: Governor
Settlement.leader_name: Nimir Mohammed Abdelrahman
Settlement.population_as_of: 2006
Settlement.population_total: 45,000
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Facilities
History
Notes
Further reading
External links

==Facilities== The town hosts a local market which operates on Mondays and Thursdays. Other facilities in the town includes a hospital with basic medical and surgical services and a small botanical gardens alongside the Wadi and the market. Within the town two primary health care clinics also operate.

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