Kassala State

Template:Short description Template:Infobox settlement Kassala (Template:Langx, called Ash Sharqiyah during 1991–1994) is one of the 18 wilayat (states) of Sudan. It has an area of 36,710 km² and an estimated population of approximately 2,519,071 in 2018. Kassala is the capital of the state. Towns in the state of Kassala include Aroma, Hamashkoraib, Halfa el Jadida (New Halfa), Khashm el Girba and Telkuk.<ref name="suda_Suda">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2016, Kassala State suffered a severe bread shortage.<ref name="daba_East">Template:Cite web</ref>

Districts

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Districts of Kassala

1. Seteet District
2. Nahr Atbara District
3. Kassala District
4. Al Gash District
5. Hamashkorieb District

Towns

• Kassala (Capital)
• Aroma
• Hamashkoraib, developed around Islamic schools<ref>https://sudanow-magazine.net/page.php?subId=14&Id=845</ref>
• Halfa el Jadida
• Khashm el Girba
• Telkuk, a district isolated by the presence of land mines<ref>https://www.emro.who.int/sdn/programmes/east-sudan.html</ref>
• Wad al Hulaywah

References

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