Kordofan

Kordofan, region of central and southern Sudan that comprises the three administrative provinces of North Kordofan, South Kordofan, and West Kordofan. It lies between Darfur on the west and the valley of the White Nile River on the east. Kordofan was originally inhabited by brown-skinned Nubian-speaking peoples, and the region’s name may be derived from the Nubian word kurta, meaning “men.” The region was perhaps under the control of the Christian Tungur dynasty from 900...