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| a province in the W Sudan. 1,869,000; 191,650 sq. mi. (496,374 sq. km). Capital: El Fasher. |
| Dar·fur (där-fŏŏr') A region and former sultanate of western Sudan. Occupied since prehistoric times, the area fell to the Egyptians in 1874 and later to the British, who incorporated it into their holdings in the Sudan. |