Al-Fāshir
Al-Fāshir, city, western Sudan, located 120 miles (195 km) northeast of Nyala. A historical caravan center, it lies at an elevation of about 2,400 feet (700 meters) and today serves as an agricultural marketing center for the cereals and fruits grown in the surrounding area. It is linked by road with Al-Junaynah and Umm Kaddādah. In the late 18th century Sultan ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Rashed of the Fur Sultanate of Darfur established his capital at Al-Fāshir, and the town grew up around the sultan’s palace. Pop. (2008) 217,827.
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