East Darfur

East Darfur State ولاية شرق دارفور Sharq Darfur
State
Location in Sudan
Country	Sudan
Region	Darfur
Capital	Ed Daein
Government
• Governor	Anas Omar
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

East Darfur State (Arabic: ولاية شرق دارفور‎‎ Wilāyat Šarq Dārfūr; Sharq Darfur) is one of the states of Sudan, and one of five comprising the Darfur region. It was created in January 2012 as a result of the ongoing peace process for the wider Darfur region.^[1] The state capital is Ed Daein. The state was formed from land that was part of the state of South Darfur.

References

↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.

States of Sudan

States not covered by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement

Central Darfur East Darfur Al Jazirah Kassala Khartoum North Darfur North Kurdufan Northern Al Qadarif Red Sea River Nile Sennar South Darfur West Darfur White Nile

States to hold "popular consultations" (process suspended)

Blue Nile South Kordofan West Kurdufan

Special administration area to hold referendum (postponed indefinitely)

Abyei (part of both South Kordofan and Warrap (South Sudan))

Coordinates: 11°10′N 26°30′E / 11.167°N 26.500°E / 11.167; 26.500

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