North Darfur (Shamal Darfur) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. It is one of the states composing the Darfur region. It has an area of 296,420 km2 and an estimated population of approximately 1,400,000 (2000). Al-Fashir is the capital of the state.
Darfur's economy is primarily based on subsistence agriculture, producing cereals, fruit and tobacco as well as livestock in the drier north.
The natives of Bahr el Ghazal paid tribute to Darfur, and these were the chief articles of merchandise sold by the Darfurians to the Egyptian traders along the road to Asyut.
Northern Darfur's capital is Al Fashir; Southern Darfur's is Nyala; and Wester Darfur's is Al Junaynah.
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