States as of 2000

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan had eight mudiriyas, or provinces, which were ambiguous when created but became well defined by the beginning of the Second World War. The eight provinces were: Blue Nile, Darfur, Equatoria, Kassala, Khartoum, Kurdufan, Northern, and Upper Nile. In 1948 Bahr al Ghazal split from Equatoria. On 1 January 1973, Red Sea was split off from Kassala. Download high resolution version (1050x1328, 209 KB)Political map of Sudan from 2000, from http://www. ... Download high resolution version (1050x1328, 209 KB)Political map of Sudan from 2000, from http://www. ... This article is about political regions. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Blue Nile Blue Nile Falls in Ethiopia The Blue Nile is a river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. ... Darfur (Arabic دار فور, meaning home of the Fur) is a region of far western Sudan, bordering the Central African Republic, Libya, and Chad. ... Location of Equatoria province in Sudan Equatoria (Al-Istiwaiyah in Arabic) THE OTTOMAN - TURKEY GAVE THE NAME TO REPLACE LADO , began as a province of Egypt, located in the extreme south of present-day Sudan along the upper reaches of the White Nile. ... Kassala is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Khartoum Khartoum (also Al Khartum) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Location of Kurdufan in Sudan Kurdufan (sometimes Kordofan) is a former province of central Sudan. ... Northern Northern (Ash Shamaliyah) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Upper Nile Upper Nile (Aali an Nil) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... The Bahr el Ghazal (Arabic: Gazelle River) is both a river and a region of southwestern Sudan, the region taking its name from the river. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... Red Sea Coast of Sudan Red Sea (Al Bahr al Ahmar) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ...

There were numerous new provinces created on 1 July 1973. North and South Darfur were created from Darfur, while Kurdufan divided into North and South Kurdufan. Al Jazirah and White Nile were split off from Blue Nile. River Nile split off from Northern. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... North Darfur North Darfur (Shamal Darfur) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... South Darfur South Darfur (Janub Darfur) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... link title North Kurdufan North Kurdufan (Shamal Kurdufan) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... South Kurdufan South Kurdufan (Janub Kurdufan) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Al Jazirah is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... White Nile White Nile (An Nil al Abyad) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... River Nile River Nile (Nahr an Nil) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ...

A further fracturing of provinces occurred in 1976. Lakes split from Bahr al Ghazal, and Junqali split off from Upper Nile. Equatoria divided into East and West Equatoria. There were thus eighteen provinces. In 1991, the government reorganized the administrative regions into nine federal states, matching the nine provinces that had existed from 1948 to 1973. On 14 February 1994, the government reorganized yet again, creating twenty-six wilayat (states). The majority of the wilayat were either the old provinces or administrative subregions of a province. Following the new political arrangement governing South Sudan in 2005, Bahr al Jabal was renamed Central Equatoria. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... Lakes (Al Buhayrat) Lakes (Al Buhayrat) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Junqali Jonglei (Arabic: جونقلي) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... East Equatoria East Equatoria (Sharq al Istiwaiyah) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... West Equatoria West Equatoria (Gharb al Istiwaiyah) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Southern Sudan is a region of Sudan. ... Central Equatoria Central Equatoria is one of the 26 states of Sudan, with an area of 22,956 km2. ...

List

Below is a list of the 26 states of Sudan organized by their original provinces under British rule. Arabic language versions are, as appropriate, in parentheses. States that were never provinces prior to 1994 are marked with a (*). Transliterations from Arabic to English may vary; in particular, the article "al" is sometimes transliterated as "el". Arabic (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Al Jazirah is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Blue Nile Blue Nile (An Nil al Azraq) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Sennar Sennar is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... White Nile White Nile (An Nil al Abyad) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Darfur (Arabic دار فور, meaning home of the Fur) is a region of far western Sudan, bordering the Central African Republic, Libya, and Chad. ... North Darfur North Darfur (Shamal Darfur) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... South Darfur South Darfur (Janub Darfur) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... West Darfur West Darfur (Gharb Darfur) is one of the 26 states of Sudan, and one of three comprising the Darfur region. ... Location of Equatoria province in Sudan Equatoria (Al-Istiwaiyah in Arabic) THE OTTOMAN - TURKEY GAVE THE NAME TO REPLACE LADO , began as a province of Egypt, located in the extreme south of present-day Sudan along the upper reaches of the White Nile. ... The Bahr el Ghazal (Arabic: Gazelle River) is both a river and a region of southwestern Sudan, the region taking its name from the river. ... Lakes (Al Buhayrat) Lakes (Al Buhayrat) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... North Bahr al Ghazal North Bahr al Ghazal (Shamal Bahr al Ghazal) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... West Bahr al Ghazal West Bahr al Ghazal (Gharb Bahr al Ghazal) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Warab Warab is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Central Equatoria Central Equatoria is one of the 26 states of Sudan, with an area of 22,956 km2. ... East Equatoria East Equatoria (Sharq al Istiwaiyah) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... West Equatoria West Equatoria (Gharb al Istiwaiyah) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Kassala is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Al Qadarif is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Red Sea Coast of Sudan Red Sea (Al Bahr al Ahmar) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Khartoum Khartoum (also Al Khartum) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Location of Kurdufan in Sudan Kurdufan (sometimes Kordofan) is a former province of central Sudan. ... link title North Kurdufan North Kurdufan (Shamal Kurdufan) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... South Kurdufan South Kurdufan (Janub Kurdufan) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... West Kurdufan West Kurdufan (Gharb Kurdufan) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Northern Northern (Ash Shamaliyah) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... River Nile River Nile (Nahr an Nil) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Junqali Junqali is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Unity (Wahda) Unity (Al Wahdah) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Upper Nile Upper Nile (Aali an Nil) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ...

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Blue Nile | Central Equatoria | East Equatoria | Al Jazirah | Junqali | Kassala | Khartoum | Lakes | North Bahr al Ghazal | North Darfur | North Kurdufan | Northern | Al Qadarif | Red Sea | River Nile | Sennar | South Darfur | South Kurdufan | Unity | Upper Nile | West Equatoria | West Bahr al Ghazal | West Darfur | West Kurdufan | White Nile | Warab Large flag of Sudan Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ... Blue Nile Blue Nile (Arabic: النيل الأزرق; transliterated: an-Nyl al-Azraq) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Central Equatoria Central Equatoria is one of the 26 states of Sudan, with an area of 22,956 km2. ... East Equatoria East Equatoria (Sharq al Istiwaiyah) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Al Jazirah Al Jazirah ولاية الجزيرة (also Gezira) is one of the 26 states of Sudan. ... Junqali Jonglei (Arabic: جونقلي) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Kassala is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Khartoum Khartoum (also Al Khartum) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Lakes (Al Buhayrat) Lakes (Al Buhayrat) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... North Bahr al Ghazal North Bahr al Ghazal (Shamal Bahr al Ghazal) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... North Darfur North Darfur (Shamal Darfur) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... link title North Kurdufan North Kurdufan (Shamal Kurdufan) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Northern Northern (Ash Shamaliyah) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Al Qadarif is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Red Sea Red Sea (Arabic: البحر الأحمر; transliterated: al-Bahr al-Ahmar) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... River Nile River Nile (ولاية نهر النيل Nahr an Nil) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Sennar Sennar is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... South Darfur South Darfur (Janub Darfur) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... South Kurdufan South Kurdufan (Janub Kurdufan) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Unity (Wahda) Unity (Arabic: الوحدة; transliterated: al-Wahda) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Upper Nile Upper Nile (Aali an Nil) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... West Equatoria West Equatoria (Gharb al Istiwaiyah) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... West Bahr al Ghazal West Bahr al Ghazal (Gharb Bahr al Ghazal) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... West Darfur West Darfur (Gharb Darfur) is one of the 26 states of Sudan, and one of three comprising the Darfur region. ... West Kurdufan West Kurdufan (Gharb Kurdufan) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... White Nile White Nile (Arabic: النيل الأبيض; transliterated: an-Nyl al-Abyad) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Warab Warab is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ...