Darfur

[ dahr-foo r ]

/ dɑrˈfʊər /

noun

a province in the W Sudan. 191,650 sq. mi. (496,374 sq. km). Capital: El Fasher.

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Antonella Napoli, president of the NGO Italians for Darfur, said Italy played a major role in her release.

Pope Thanks Freed Sudanese Christian For Her Faith |Barbie Latza Nadeau |July 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He has campaigned on behalf of Darfur and wrote about the plight of newly independent South Sudan for The Daily Beast.

Meet Amal Alamuddin George Clooney’s Beautiful and Formidable Fiancée |Lizzie Crocker |April 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In Darfur, the Fur, Zaghawa, and Massaleit peoples have been targeted by the Sudan government, as were Muslims in Bosnia.

Still a Problem From Hell, Two Decades After Rwanda |John Prendergast |April 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The UN has quit updating its Darfur death tolls and even experts on the conflict are hard pressed to provide accurate estimates.

The Forgotten Genocidal War in Darfur Revealed in New Satellite Photos |Akshaya Kumar , Jacinth Planer |March 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

According to the United Nations, 215,000 people were displaced by violence in Darfur in the first 11 weeks of this year.

The Forgotten Genocidal War in Darfur Revealed in New Satellite Photos |Akshaya Kumar , Jacinth Planer |March 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
These hills to the south and east merge into the plains of Wadai and Darfur.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 |Various
Distant Kordofan and even more distant Darfur were as yet quite unaffected by the great battle at the confluence of the Niles.

The River War |Winston S. Churchill
Later it became a halting-place for the caravans of slaves brought from Darfur to Egypt.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7 |Various
The revolt broke out simultaneously in Sennar and Darfur, and spread to provinces still more remote.

The River War |Winston S. Churchill
Why does Darfur not give rise to great rivers, like Londa and the country east of it?

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa |David Livingstone

British Dictionary definitions for darfur

Darfur

/ (dɑːˈfʊə) /

noun

a region of the W Sudan; an independent kingdom until conquered by Egypt in 1874; since 2003 conflict between the Janjaweed and rebel groups has left thousands dead and homeless

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