Darfur

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Darfur Region دار فور
Coat of arms
Capital	Al-Fashir
Official languages	Arabic, Fur, Zaghawa, Masalit
Demonym(s)	Darfurian
Government
• Regional Governor	Minni Minawi[1]
Area
• Total	493,180 km2 (190,420 sq mi)
Population
• 2018 estimate	11,772,520[2][3]
• Density	18.7/km2 (48.4/sq mi)
Currency	Sudanese pound
Time zone	UTC+2:00 (CAT)
Website Official website

Darfur (/dɑːrˈfʊər/ dar-FOOR; Arabic: دار فور, romanized: Dār Fūr, lit. 'Realm of the Fur') is a region of western Sudan. Dār is an Arabic word meaning "home [of]" – the region was named Dardaju (Arabic: دار داجو, romanized: Dār Dājū) while ruled by the Daju, who migrated from Meroë c. 350 AD, and it was renamed Dartunjur (Arabic: دار تنجر, romanized: Dār Tunjur) when the Tunjur ruled the area. Darfur was an independent sultanate for several hundred years until 1874, when it fell to the Sudanese warlord Rabih az-Zubayr. The region was later invaded and incorporated into Sudan by Anglo-Egyptian forces in 1916.^[4]

As an administrative region, Darfur is divided into five federal states: Central Darfur, East Darfur, North Darfur, South Darfur and West Darfur. Because of the War in Darfur between Sudanese government forces and the indigenous population, the region has been in a state of humanitarian emergency and genocide since 2003. The factors include religious and ethnic rivalry, and the rivalry between farmers and herders.^[5]