Kutum | |
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Coordinates: 14°12′20″N 24°39′0″E / 14.20556°N 24.65000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | North Darfur |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 45,000 |
Kutum is a town in the Sudanese state of North Darfur. It lies 120 kilometers (75 mi) northwest of the state capital, Al-Fashir. The town is located along a wadi and therefore also known as Wadi Kutum. It lies north along the Marrah Mountains; the Kutum volcanic field is better known as the Tagabo Hills. As of 2006, it had a population of 45,000, predominantly of the Fur, Tunjur and Berti ethnicities. Kutum lies on one of the traditional north–south migration routes used by Darfuri pastoralists.
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