<h2 class="ql-align-center">&nbsp;</h2><h2 class="ql-align-center">DARFUR REGION</h2>&nbsp;<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Location:</li><li class="ql-align-justify ql-indent-1">In western Sudan, between Kordofan (east) and Wadai (west)</li><li class="ql-align-justify ql-indent-1">Extends southward to the Al-Ghazāl (Gazelle) River and northward to the Libyan Desert</li><li class="ql-align-justify">About:</li><li class="ql-align-justify ql-indent-1">Name "Darfur" is derived from the Arabic phrase "dar fur," meaning "the land of the Fur"</li><li class="ql-align-justify ql-indent-1">Region consisting of an immense rolling plain</li><li class="ql-align-justify ql-indent-1">The Marrah Mountains (a volcanic highland) dominate the central part of this plain</li><li class="ql-align-justify ql-indent-1">The region is home to several ethnic groups, including the Beja, Zaghawa, Nubian, and Daju peoples.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">History: Independent sultanate until its annexation by Sudan in 1916</li></ul>&nbsp; <a href=" https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/current-affairs-batch-2026-prelims-mains" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://sunyaias-resources.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/content/866858b1-8d79-11f0-9bd3-79fe68e0378e.jpeg"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Telegram Link: <a href="https://t.me/sunyaias_CA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">https://t.me/sunyaias_CA</a>&nbsp;#DarfurRegion #WesternSudan #SudanGeography #MarrahMountains#DarfurConflict#Miscellaneous#UPSC2026 #UPSCPreparation #UPSCExam #UPSC_Prelims_2026 #CurrentAffairs #Current_Affairs_for_UPSC_Prelims #DailyCurrentAffairs #CA_for_Govt_Exams #The_Hindu_News #The_hindu_Current_Affairs #Sunya_IAS #Best_UPSC_Coaching #Best_Current_Affairs #CivilServices&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

UN humanitarian teams have completed a mission to the Sudanese town of Tawila to provide life-saving assistance for civilians recently displaced by intensifying violence in North Darfur state