Darfur

Darfur (Arabic: دار فور‎‎ Dār Fūr, English: Realm of the Fur) is a region in western Sudan. It was firstly named Dardaju (Arabic: دار داجو‎‎) when the Daju, who migrated from Meroe c.350 AD, were ruling. Then renamed Dartunjur (Arabic: دار تنجر‎‎) when the Tunjur were ruling the country and who had been replaced by the recent Fur immigrants from Dar Fartit in the Central Africa. Darfur (Dar is an Arabic word that means 'place of or land of' the Fur people) was an independent sultanate for several hundred years, incorporated into Sudan by Anglo-Egyptian forces in 1916. The region is divided into five federal states: Central Darfur, East Darfur, North Darfur, South Darfur and West Darfur. Because of the war in Darfur between Sudanese government forces and the indigenous population, the regio

Darfur

Darfur (Arabic: دار فور‎‎ Dār Fūr, English: Realm of the Fur) is a region in western Sudan. It was firstly named Dardaju (Arabic: دار داجو‎‎) when the Daju, who migrated from Meroe c.350 AD, were ruling. Then renamed Dartunjur (Arabic: دار تنجر‎‎) when the Tunjur were ruling the country and who had been replaced by the recent Fur immigrants from Dar Fartit in the Central Africa. Darfur (Dar is an Arabic word that means 'place of or land of' the Fur people) was an independent sultanate for several hundred years, incorporated into Sudan by Anglo-Egyptian forces in 1916. The region is divided into five federal states: Central Darfur, East Darfur, North Darfur, South Darfur and West Darfur. Because of the war in Darfur between Sudanese government forces and the indigenous population, the regio