al-Jazeera (state)

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Al-Jazeera
Libyen Zentralafrikanische Republik Tschad Ägypten de-facto Ägypten - vom Sudan beansprucht de-facto Ägypten - weder von Sudan noch von Ägypten beansprucht Südsudan Eritrea Äthiopien de-facto Sudan (vom Sudan als Teil von Dschanub Kurdufan beansprucht - vom Südsudan beansprucht) Gharb Darfur Dschanub Darfur Dschanub Kurdufan An-Nil al-azraq Sannar (Bundesstaat) Al-Dschazira (Bundesstaat) Al-Qadarif (Bundesstaat) An-Nil al-abyad Al-Chartum Kassala Nahr an-Nil al-Bahr al-ahmar Schamal Kurdufan Asch-Schamaliyya Schamal Darfur Wasat Darfur Scharq DarfurAl Jazirah in Sudan.svg
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Basic data
Capital : Wad Madani
Area : 23,373 km²
Residents : 4,926,600 (calculation 2017)
Population density : 153 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 : SD-GZ

politics
Governor : Al Zubeir Bashir Taha

Al-Jazeera ( Arabic الجزيرة al-Jazīra , DMG al-Ǧazīra , German  the island , alternative spellings al-Jazira , al-Gezira or al-Jazirah ) is a federal state in Sudan .

It has an area of ​​23,373 km² and around 4.9 million inhabitants. Its capital is Wad Madani .

geography

Al-Jazeera is located southeast of the Sudanese capital Khartoum . The Blue Nile runs through the province and the White Nile forms the western border. The relief is characterized by the Jazira plain , which is only interrupted by isolated small elevations, such as Mount Muya .

Population development

year Residents
1993 (census) 2,715,605
2008 (census) 3,575,280
2017 (calculation) 4,926,600

history

From 1919 to 1976 the area of ​​today's state of al-Jazira belonged to the province of an-Nil al-azraq (Blue Nile), which also included the areas of today's states of an-Nil al-abyad , an-Nil al-azraq and Sannar . In 1976 this province was split into three provinces and the province of al-Jazira was created on the territory of the present state. From 1991 to 1994 the area of ​​al-Jazira belonged again to the newly created state of al-Wusta, which resembled the province of an-Nil al-azraq from 1919 to 1974. On February 14, 1994, al-Jazeera became again, this time as a federal state.

economy

Al-Jazeera is one of the most fertile states in Sudan. Irrigation projects started in the 1920s ( Jazira project ) particularly promoted cotton cultivation .

education

The provincial capital Wad Madani on the banks of the Blue Nile is the seat of the University of Al-Jazeera .

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  1. ↑ http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=&men=gadm&lng=de&dat=32&geo=-188&srt=3npn&col=aohdq (link not available)
  2. ^ Sudan: States, cities & agglomerations - population figures in maps and tables. Retrieved May 8, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Central Bureau of Statistics / Southern Sudan Center for Census Statistics and Evaluation: 5th Sudan Population and Housing Census - 2008 ( Memento from May 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 415 kB), Table: T02
  4. ↑ www.statoids.com: Historical overview of the Sudanese states

Coordinates: 14 ° 30 ′  N , 33 ° 30 ′  E