Darfur
a province in the W Sudan. 191,650 sq. mi. (496,374 sq. km). Capital: El Fasher.
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How to use Darfur in a sentence
Antonella Napoli, president of the NGO Italians for Darfur, said Italy played a major role in her release.
Pope Thanks Freed Sudanese Christian For Her Faith | Barbie Latza Nadeau | July 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe has campaigned on behalf of Darfur and wrote about the plight of newly independent South Sudan for The Daily Beast.
Meet Amal Alamuddin George Clooney’s Beautiful and Formidable Fiancée | Lizzie Crocker | April 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Darfur, the Fur, Zaghawa, and Massaleit peoples have been targeted by the Sudan government, as were Muslims in Bosnia.
Still a Problem From Hell, Two Decades After Rwanda | John Prendergast | April 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe UN has quit updating its Darfur death tolls and even experts on the conflict are hard pressed to provide accurate estimates.
The Forgotten Genocidal War in Darfur Revealed in New Satellite Photos | Akshaya Kumar , Jacinth Planer | March 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAccording to the United Nations, 215,000 people were displaced by violence in Darfur in the first 11 weeks of this year.
The Forgotten Genocidal War in Darfur Revealed in New Satellite Photos | Akshaya Kumar , Jacinth Planer | March 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
By the year 1853 they had conquered Darfur on the one side, and pushed their outposts on the other 120 miles south of Khartoum.
The Life of Gordon, Volume I | Demetrius Charles BoulgerHicks rushed on him with his sword and cut his face and arm; this man had on a Darfur steel mail-shirt.
Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century | Charles MorrisIn Darfur the news of the intended Hicks expedition had considerable effect.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 | F. R. WingateHe informed him of the surrender of Darfur, and concluded by saying that he had no desire for worldly benefits.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 | F. R. WingateThe arrival of two large parties, one from El Obeid and one from Darfur, soon changed this dismal graveyard into a noisy camp.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 | F. R. Wingate
British Dictionary definitions for Darfur
/ (dɑːˈfʊə) /
a region of the W Sudan; an independent kingdom until conquered by Egypt in 1874; since 2003 conflict between the Janjaweed and rebel groups has left thousands dead and homeless
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