Kafia Kingi

كافيا كنجي Kafia Kingi Kafia Kingi
Coordinates	9 ° 16 ′  N , 24 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 9 ° 16 ′  N , 24 ° 25 ′  E
Basic data
Country	South Sudan
State	Western Bahr el Ghazal
District	Western Bahr el Ghazal
height	603 m
Residents	2145 (1930)

Kafia Kingi ( Arabic كافيا كنجي, DMG Kāfīā Kindschī ) is a small town in the southern Sudanese state of Lol (until 2015 Western Bahr el Ghazal ) and in the Sudanese state of Dschanub Darfur . The city is located in a mineral-rich region, which is disputed between Sudan and South Sudan . It was supposed to be assigned to South Sudan under the Naivasha Agreement , but is now controlled by Sudan.

location

The city is located in northwestern South Sudan, around 1000 km from Khartoum and around 300 km from Nyala , in a disputed area in the Western Bahr el Ghazal region.

population

In 1931 the place had 2,145 tax-paying households.

history

The city was founded as a trading post in the 18th century by the Jallaba (traveling Arab traders from northern Sudan) and was used to purchase ivory and slaves in exchange for pearls. Between 1904 and 1905, Major DCE Comyn established a military post in Kafia Kingi and the place was thus incorporated into the administration of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan .

In 1912, an attack by rebels who failed Kreish under Murad Ibrahim and Andel Abdullahi on Kafia Kingi. The aim was to destroy the warring Binga and government troops.

economy

Due to its location on the trade routes between Wadai , Darfur , Kurdufan and the Chari region, the city attracted many traders of different origins in the 19th century and established itself as a trading center for the region. In addition, the place was on the southern route of Muslim pilgrims from West Africa , who wanted to avoid the uncertainties of the Fur Sultanate under Ali Dinar . When Darfur was conquered by the British in 1916, the southern route lost its attractiveness, as the northern route via Darfur had easier terrain (no swamps, jungle). With the pilgrims, trade also moved further north, so that Kafia Kingi experienced an economic decline from 1916.

literature

• Edward Thomas: The Kafia Kingi Enclave. People, politics and history in the north-south boundary zone of western Sudan. Rift Valley Institute, London / Nairobi, 2011, ISBN 978-1-907431-04-3 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rift Valley Institute  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ^ Sudan Supporting Kony, group Says The Boston Globe , April 27, 2013
3. ↑ ^{a b} Ahmad Alawad Sikainga: The Western Bahr Al-Ghazal Under British Rule. 1898–1956 (=  Monographs in International Studies. Africa Series . Volume 57 ). Ohio University - Center for International Studies, Athens, OH 1991, ISBN 0-89680-161-6 , pp. 71 .
4. ↑ Ahmad Alawad Sikainga: The Western Bahr Al-Ghazal Under British Rule. 1898–1956 (=  Monographs in International Studies. Africa Series . Volume 57 ). Ohio University - Center for International Studies, Athens, OH 1991, ISBN 0-89680-161-6 , pp. 1 .
5. ↑ Ahmad Alawad Sikainga: The Western Bahr Al-Ghazal Under British Rule. 1898–1956 (=  Monographs in International Studies. Africa Series . Volume 57 ). Ohio University - Center for International Studies, Athens, OH 1991, ISBN 0-89680-161-6 , pp. 23 .
6. ↑ Ahmad Alawad Sikainga: The Western Bahr Al-Ghazal Under British Rule. 1898–1956 (=  Monographs in International Studies. Africa Series . Volume 57 ). Ohio University - Center for International Studies, Athens, OH 1991, ISBN 0-89680-161-6 , pp. 49 .