Kaduqli

كادوقلي Kaduqli
Coordinates	11 ° 0 ′  N , 29 ° 42 ′  E Coordinates: 11 ° 0 ′  N , 29 ° 42 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Sudan
State	Janub Kurdufan
Residents	93,518 (2010)

Kaduqli ( Arabic كادوقلي Kādūqlī , Sudanese Arabic : Kāduglī ) is the capital of the Sudanese state of Dschanub Kurdufan .

location

The city is located in the south of Sudan near the border with South Sudan on the southern foothills of the Nuba Mountains . From al-Ubayyid a 265 kilometer road leads south via Dilling to Kaduqli.

The Kadugli Airport is from the United Nations Mission in Sudan used for operations in the region.

population

In the 1970s, Kaduqli was still a small town, due to the urbanization process that has been in place since then, the population is 93,518 (2010 calculation).

Population development:

year	Residents
1973 (census)	18,468
1983 (census)	45,698
1993 (census)	62.104
2010 (calculation)	93,518

history

Much of the city was destroyed in the 21-year civil war.

Since June 7, 2011, massive violence by the Sudan People's Armed Forces in Kaduqli has been reported. They also used heavy artillery and, targeted against runways, air strikes. Christian church centers are particularly affected. Reports from South Sudan spoke of " ethnic cleansing ". Tens of thousands of people fled to the base of UNMIS , but their soldiers did not intervene in the conflict.

Web links

• virtualtourist.com (travel photos of the city and surroundings)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. World Gazetteer 
2. ↑ Dominic Johnson : Hundreds of thousands of civilians without protection. In: the daily newspaper. June 17, 2011, accessed June 17, 2011 . 
3. ↑ Dominic Johnson: Second Front against the South. In: the daily newspaper. June 10, 2011, accessed June 14, 2011 .