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El Daein(also speltAd Du'ayn,Ad Da'enorEd Da'ein;Arabic:الضعين) is a city located in southwesternSudan.It lies about 831 km from the capitalKhartoumand has population of about 300,000 people.
El Daein
الضعين | |
|---|---|
  El Daein | |
| Coordinates:11°27′39″N26°7′42″E/ 11.46083°N 26.12833°E | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| State | East Darfur |
| Government | |
| • Type | locality |
| • Mayor | Siddigh abdel-Nabi Hassan |
| Elevation | 1,476 ft (449 m) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 264,734 (Census) |
El Daein is the capital of thestateofEast Darfur,created in January 2012, and is located at the crossroads of the states of theDarfurregion and Khartoum. It is located 157.4 km away from the city ofNyalainSouth Darfurand 180.6 km fromAl MijladinSouth Kordofan.
History
editThe city was founded by Barsham (Haskanet) bin Abd al-Hamid, and theRizeigattribe to which Madboo bin Ali bin Barsham belonged, settled in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries AD. The city's history witnessed clashes between it and the rulers and tribes of the neighboring regions, such as theFur tribein western Sudan and theDinkain southern Sudan. The Rizeigat were subservient to the Sultan of Darfur and, on behalf of the Sultan of Fur, fought Zubair Pasha who defeated them twice on his way to conquer Darfur and annex it to theOttoman Sultanateand their Viceroy in Egypt.
The Rizeigat joined the Mahdist Revolution in Sudan and pledged allegiance to the Mahdi in Mount Qadeer in 1882 AD and their leader, Maddo, participated in the Shalali battle that the Mahdi led against the soldiers of Turkish-Egyptian rule in the region.
On 27 and 28 March 1987, the city witnessed anethnic massacre,when armedRizeigatkilled over 1,000Dinkas.[1]
The city was captured and is occupied by theRapid Support Forcesduring theWar in Sudan (2023).
Transportation
editThe city is linked by rail to Khartoum in the east and Nyala city to the west and is a centre of local trade inwheat,peanuts,barleyandlivestock.The city is served by theEd Daein Airport(IATA:ADV).[2][3]
References
edit- ^Mahmmud, Ushari Ahmed; Baldo, Suleyman Ali (1987).The Dhein Massacre(PDF).Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Association.
- ^"ad-Duayn+(Janub+Darfur), PageNation.com".pagenation.com.
- ^http://www.sudan.gov.sd/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1006:east-darfur-state-&catid=43:2008-06-06-15-24-59&Itemid=71[permanent dead link]