North Darfur is one of the states of Sudan. North Darfur is one of five States dividing the Sudan’s western Darfur region. North Darfur is bounded on the northwest by Libya, on the north by Northern State, on the east by Northern State and North Kurdufan, on the southeast by South Kurdufan, on the south by South Darfur, and on the west by West Darfur and the Republic of Chad. Al-Fashir is the capital of the state. Other significant towns include Ailliet, Kebkabiya, Kutum, Mellit, Tawilah and Umm Kadadah. North Darfur has an area of 296,420 km². According to 2006 estimations the population of North Darfur is approximately 1,583,000 (2006). The northern part is entirely desert. To the south there is slightly more rainfall with the eastern side
