Kordofan

American

[kawr-doh-fahn] / ˌkɔr doʊˈfɑn /

noun

a province in the central Sudan. About 147,000 sq. mi. (380,730 sq. km). El Obeid.

Kordofan British

/ ˌkɔːdəʊˈfæn /

noun

a region of the central Sudan: consists of a plateau with rugged uplands (the Nuba Mountains). Area: 380 548 sq km (146 930 sq miles)

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Five days later the army again announced it had destroyed an RSF air defence system, in West Kordofan state.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

South of Khartoum, the RSF has pushed through the Kordofan region, after dislodging the army from its last stronghold in Darfur last year.

From Barron's • Jan. 11, 2026

This month, the RSF consolidated its grip on West Kordofan -- one of three regional states -- and seized Heglig, which lies on Sudan's largest oil field.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

Between Christmas Eve and Friday, a further 3,100 people were displaced from the famine-stricken city of Kadugli in South Kordofan, which has been under siege by paramilitary forces for over a year and a half.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

Meanwhile the various military stations in Kordofan were falling one by one into the Mahdi's hands.

From Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 by Wingate, F. R.

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