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Homeless Encampment
A tent city is a temporary housing facility made using tents or other temporary structures. State governments or military organizations set up tent cities to house evacuees, refugees, or soldiers. UNICEF's Supply Division supplies expandable tents for millions of displaced people. Informal tent cities may be set up without authorization by homeless people or protesters. Tent cities set up by homeless people may be similar to shanty towns, which are informal settlements in which the buildings are made from scrap building materials. Shoddy and lower-condition tent cities may be considered skid rows or a facet of them. Military In the military, the term "tent city" usually refers to temporary living quarters erected on deployed military bases, such as those found in Bosnia and Herzegovina or Iraq. Depending on the branch of service and the length of time the tent city has been in place, the living space may be equipped with most modern amenities. For sanitary reasons, militar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Darfur ( ; ar, دار فور, Dār Fūr, lit=Realm of the Fur people, Fur) is a region of western Sudan. ''Dār'' is an Arabic word meaning "home [of]" – the region was named Dardaju ( ar, دار داجو, Dār Dājū, links=no) while ruled by the Daju people, Daju, who migrated from Meroë , and it was renamed Dartunjur ( ar, دار تنجر, Dār Tunjur, links=no) when the Tunjur ruled the area. Darfur was an Sultanate of Darfur, independent sultanate for several hundred yearsRichard Cockett Sudan: Darfur and the failure of an African state. 2010. Hobbs the Printers Ltd., Totten, Hampshire. until Anglo-Egyptian Darfur Expedition, it was incorporated into Sudan by Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian forces in 1916. As an administrative region, Darfur is divided into five States of Sudan, federal states: Central Darfur, East Darfur, North Darfur, South Darfur and West Darfur. Because of the War in Darfur between Sudanese government forces and the indigenous population, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
