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Nyala
Sign in to savecapital of state of South Darfur in the south-west of Sudan
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Place details
- Locality
- نيالا
- Region
- جنوب دارفور South Darfur
- Country
- السودان
- Population
- 565,734
- Timezone
- Africa/Khartoum
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Key facts
- Country
- Sudan , De facto: Government of Peace and Unity
- State
- South Darfur
- Control
- Rapid Support Forces
- Elevation
- 2,208 ft (673 m)
- Metro
- 1,145,590
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- نيالا
- Population
- 492984
- Elevation
- 673
- Image
- Nyala market street and post office 2012 P1010331 608 kb.jpg
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- Commons category
- Nyala
- native label
- نيالا
- P12749
- East Nusa Tenggara
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Travel guide
Understand
Nyala is an industrial city and the capital of southern Darfur. It is a major trading post for Gum arabic. Although Nyala is in Darfur, it has escaped most of the violent conflict; however there are thousands of refugees in camps just outside the city.
Stay safe
See the warning on the Sudan article for information on the security situation.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
Nyala (Daju: "the place of chatting"; Arabic: نيالا) is a city and the capital of the state of South Darfur in the south-west of Sudan, with an estimated population of 1,100,000 in 2024.
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