Al Fashir is a large town, in the Darfurregion of northwestern Sudan, 120 miles (195 km) northeast of Nyala, Sudan. A historical caravanpost, Al-Fashir is located at an elevation of about 2,400 feet (700 metres). The town serves as an agricultural marketingpoint for the cereals and fruits grown in the surrounding region. Al-Fashir is linked by road with both Al-Junaynah and Umm Kaddadah. Late in the 18th century, Sultan 'Abd al-Rahman al-Rashed of the Fur Sultanate of Darfur founded his capital city at Al-Fashir, and the town developed around the Sultan's palace grounds.
Al-Fashir has 264,734 residents as of 2006.
Darfur is currently in the midst of an ongoing humanitarian crisis originating from the conflict between Janjaweed militias and rebel groups (namely the SudanLiberation Movement and Justice and Equality Movement).
; "al-Fāšir")
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