Nyala, Sudan
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| Coordinates: 12°2′11″N 24°52′37″E / 12.03639°N 24.87694°E | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| State | South Darfur |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 565,734 |
Nyala (Daju: "the place of chatting or a theatre") is the capital of South Darfur state in the western part of the Sudan. Nyala is located at elevation 2,208 feet (673 m) in the Darfur historical region.[1]
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[edit] History
Nyala was the headquarters of the Daju empire, which was established around Jebel Um-Kurdós, until the fall of the Daju rule at the end of the 15th century, according to an account of sultan Daju Kassi Furok or Kassifrogé who mounted the Antelope from Darfur then perished in Dar Sila.
When Great Britain conquered the present-day Sudan, the British Commander in Chief met Sultan Adam Suleiman in 1932, seeking his advice for his knowledge of the best places in terms of availability of water sources and land topography in order to establish the British Administration Headquarter in Darfur. Sultan Adam Suleiman had chosen Nyala city for that purpose. However, many sites of ancient antiquities, pottery, engraved pictures of battles, horses, animals and hunting are still awaiting for further scientific archaeological work at Jebel Daju (see also UNESCO General History of Africa, & Arckell, A.J. History of Darfur 1200-1700 A.D. SNR). The most important archaeological sites undiscovered yet are Nari, Kedingnyir, Dobo, Simiat Hills, Jebel Keima, Kalokitting, Jebel Wara, and Jebel Marra itself.
During the ongoing Darfur conflict, thousands of internally displaced persons have gathered near the city in the hopes of protection. The refugee camp in the southern portion of Nyala is Kalma.
[edit] Economy
Local industries produce textiles, as well as processed food, and leather goods. Nyala has terminus ends for both road and railway, and also has a domestic airport. Nyala serves as a trading place for gum arabic and has branches of the Agricultural Bank of Sudan and the Peoples Cooperative Bank.[1] Nyala is home to Nyala University, a public university.[2]
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Nyala | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31 (87) |
33 (91) |
36 (96) |
38 (100) |
38 (100) |
36 (96) |
32 (89) |
31 (87) |
33 (91) |
35 (95) |
33 (91) |
31 (87) |
33.6 (92.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
17 (62) |
20 (68) |
22 (71) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (71) |
21 (69) |
21 (69) |
21 (69) |
19 (66) |
16 (60) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Precipitation cm (inches) | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0.1) |
2 (0.9) |
5 (2) |
12 (4.9) |
14 (5.7) |
8 (3) |
2 (0.6) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
44 (17.2) |
| Source: Weatherbase [3] | |||||||||||||
[edit] The Amel Center
Run by Mossaad Mohamed Ali Mossaad and former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the Amel Center is a treatment and rehabilitation center for victims of torture in Nyala. The center has earned Mossaad and Annan the Olof Palme Prize.
[edit] See also
- Chad - border country near Nyala.
- Lake Nasser - lake at north border of Sudan.
- Railway stations in Sudan
- South Darfur - region Nyala is in
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b "Nyala (The Sudan)" (description), Encyclopædia Britannica, 2007, webpage: EB-Sudan-info.
- ^ "Sudanese higher education". Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research. http://www.mohe.gov.sd/. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Nyala, Sudan". Weatherbase. 2011. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=627900&refer=wikipedia. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
[edit] References
- Arckell, A.J., History of Darfur 1200-1700 A.D. SNR.
- UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. IV, Abridged Edition: Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century (UNESCO General History of Africa) by Joseph Ki-Zerbo and DjiBril Tamsir Niane (Paperback - May 10, 1998) – Abridged.
[edit] External links
- Encyclopædia Britannica, "Nyala (The Sudan)" (description), 2007, webpage: EB-Sudan-info.
- Encyclopædia Britannica, "Sudan" (history), 2007, webpage: EB-Sudan.
Coordinates: 12°03′N 24°53′E / 12.05°N 24.883°E
- Adventures of Sudan: Nyala
- Historical weather for Nyala
- New Project, "Nyala", webpage: [1].
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