Kassala (state)

Kassala كسلا Ash Sharqiyah
State
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 15°45′N 35°43′E / 15.750°N 35.717°E / 15.750; 35.717Coordinates: 15°45′N 35°43′E / 15.750°N 35.717°E / 15.750; 35.717
Country	Sudan
Region	Kassala (Eastern Sudan)
Capital	Kassala
Government
• Governor	Mohammad Yousuf Adam Bashir
Area
• Total	36,710 km2 (14,170 sq mi)
Population (2006 (est.))
• Total	1,171,118
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

Kassala (Arabic: كسلا, called Ash Sharqiyah during 1991—1994) is one of the 18 wilayat (states) of Sudan. It has an area of 36,710 km² and an estimated population of approximately 1,400,000 (2000). Kassala is the capital of the state; other towns in Kassala include Aroma, Hamishkoreb,Halfa ,khashm algirba and Khor Telkok.

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