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Al Qadarif

Al Qadarif, also spelled Gedaref or Gadarif, is one of the 18 wilayat (states) of Sudan.

Al Qadarif
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Al Qadarif, also spelled Gedaref or Gadarif, is one of the 18 wilayat (states) of Sudan. It covers an area of 75,263 km2 and had an estimated population of approximately 2,208,385 as of 2018.It borders Kassala to the north, Khartoum to the northwest, Gezira to the west, Sennar to the south, Ethiopia and Eritrea to the east. Al Qadarif is the state’s capital, with other notable towns including Doka and Gallabat. The state also encompasses the disputed Al Fushqa District.

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Getting to Al Qadarif

  • Khartoum → Al Qadarif
    350 km · quickest by road, 6h 12m · $33–46
  • Port Sudan → Al Qadarif
    651 km · quickest by road, 11h 19m · $60–85
  • Addis Ababa → Al Qadarif
    667 km · quickest by road, 16h 24m · Br3,180–4,250
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Al Qadarif. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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