Dalang(Arabic الدلنجal-Dalanj) orDillingis a town inSouth KordofanState inSudan,north of the state capitalKadugli.As of 2008 it had a population 59,089 people.[1]In printed sources and internet sources, including maps and atlases, the town's name is usually spelled asDilling,[2]reflecting the local pronunciation [ˈdɪlɪŋ]. The spellingsDalangandDalanjreflect a pronunciation adapted to thephonotacticsof Arabic.
Dilling
الدلنج Dalang, Dalanj | |
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  Dilling Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates:12°02′45″N29°39′04″E/ 12.045941°N 29.651048°E | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| State | South Kurdufan |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 59,089 |
Geography
editDilling is located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) south ofEl Obeid,the state capital ofNorth KordofanState. The town has a lake in the northeastern part of the same name. An asphalted road links Dilling toKhartoumviaKostiandEl Obeid,and another all-season road links Dilling toKadugli.There is a railway station in the north of the town on a branch line toDebeibat.Dilling Airportis to the southeast of the town.[3]
Demography
editThe town is inhabited mainly byNuba(especially the Ajang such as the Dilling tribe, the Gulfan tribe, the Kodor tribe, the Dabatnah tribe, the Kortalah tribe, the Kadro tribe, theNyimang), theFellata,theHawazma Arabs,the Birged tribe, and many other tribes from north and middle Sudan. The Nuba group from whom the town takes its name, theDilling,now constitute the majority of the population.
The War in Sudan (2023)
editThe City wascapturedand is occupied byThe Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North(al-Hilu faction) during theWar in Sudan (2023).[4][5][6]
Economy
editThe main economic activity is trade. Other citizens work for the government, are engaged in agriculture or cattle breeding, or work on leather or metal work crafts. Dilling is the home ofDilling University.[3][7]
References
edit- ^"Sudan".Citypopulation.de.Retrieved14 November2013.
- ^The spellingDillingis used, among other sources, byTheTimes Atlas of the World.
- ^ab"The Evolution and Establishment of the University".University of Dalanj. Archived fromthe originalon 25 January 2012.Retrieved16 September2011.
- ^"The Third Front: Sudan's Armed Rebel Movements Join the War Between the Generals".Jamestown.Retrieved2023-09-24.
- ^Ali, Ali Mahmoud (2023-08-11)."Sudan Situation Update: August 2023 | Heightened Violence in Kordofan Region as More Militia Groups Step Into the Conflict".ACLED.Retrieved2023-09-24.
- ^Salih, Zeinab Mohammed (2023-08-20)."Thousands flee homes after rebel attack in southern Sudan city".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Retrieved2023-09-24.
- ^LULAT, G-M G-M (30 August 2005).A History of African Higher Education from Antiquity to the Present: A Critical Synthesis.ABC-CLIO. p. 166.ISBN978-0-313-06866-9.