Kassala State

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Kassala State
ولاية كسلا
Ash Sharqiyah
State
Taka Mountains near Kassala, Sudan
Taka Mountains near Kassala, Sudan
Flag of Kassala State
Flag
Official seal of Kassala State
Seal
Location in Sudan.
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 15°45′N 35°43′E / 15.750°N 35.717°E / 15.750; 35.717
Country Sudan
RegionButana
CapitalKassala
Government
 • TypeEastern Sudan States Coordinating Council
 • GovernorSadig Mohamed El Azrag[1]
Area
 • Total
36,710 km2 (14,170 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
2,519,071[2]
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)0.453[3]
low

Kassala (Arabic: ولاية كسلا, 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. The state borders Khartoum to the west, Qadarif to the south, Eritrea to the east, River Nile to the northwest, and Red Sea State to the northeast. 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.[4]

In 2016, Kassala State suffered a severe bread shortage.[5]

Districts

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

Towns

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