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Kordofan

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Kordofan [ˌkɔːdəʊˈfæn]
n
(Placename) a region of the central Sudan: consists of a plateau with rugged uplands (the Nuba Mountains). Area: 380 548 sq. km (146 930 sq. miles)
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Noun1.Kordofan - a mountainous province of central Sudan
Republic of the Sudan, Soudan, Sudan - a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956


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It is expected that about 7 per cent and 3 per cent, respectively, will be needed in other areas of Sudan, including Khartoum, north Kordofan and White Nile.
Sudan 6.7 million people need food aid by UN Chronicle
By the end of 1988 additional reports circulated (Burr and Collins, 1995:257) of widespread enslavement of up to 75,000 Dinka enslaved in towns and villages of Kordofan.
SLAVERY IN THE SUDAN SINCE 1989 by Lobban, Richard / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
With the oil industry in the South and Kordofan and minerals industry in the Nuba Mountains, Beja, Darfur, and the Ingessana Hills, Joseph's far-sighted projection would possibly find a new momentum.
SOLVING THE CRISIS OF SUDAN: THE RIGHT OF SELF-DETERMINATION VERSUS ... by El-Tigani, Mahgoub / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
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