Dalang (Arabic الدلنج ''al-Dalanj'') or Dilling is a town in
South Kordofan State in
Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
, north of the state capital
Kadugli
Kaduqli or Kadugli ( ar, كادوقلي ' Sudanese pronunciation: ) is the capital city of South Kordofan State, Sudan. It is located south of El-Obeid, at the northern edge of the White Nile plain in the Nuba Mountains. It contains Hi ...
. As of 2008 it had a population 59,089 people. In printed sources and internet sources, including maps and atlases, the town's name is usually spelled as ''Dilling'', reflecting the local pronunciation
dɪlɪŋ The spellings ''Dalang'' and ''Dalanj'' reflect a pronunciation adapted to the
phonotactics of Arabic.
Geography
Dilling is located about south of
El Obeid
El-Obeid ( ar, الأبيض, ''al-ʾAbyaḍ'', lit."the White"), also romanized as Al-Ubayyid, is the capital of the state of North Kurdufan, in Sudan.
History and overview
El-Obeid was founded by the pashas of Ottoman Egypt in 1821. It was ...
, the state capital of
North Kordofan State. The town has a lake in the northeastern part of the same name. An asphalted road links Dilling to
Khartoum via
Kosti and
El Obeid
El-Obeid ( ar, الأبيض, ''al-ʾAbyaḍ'', lit."the White"), also romanized as Al-Ubayyid, is the capital of the state of North Kurdufan, in Sudan.
History and overview
El-Obeid was founded by the pashas of Ottoman Egypt in 1821. It was ...
, and another all-season road links Dilling to
Kadugli
Kaduqli or Kadugli ( ar, كادوقلي ' Sudanese pronunciation: ) is the capital city of South Kordofan State, Sudan. It is located south of El-Obeid, at the northern edge of the White Nile plain in the Nuba Mountains. It contains Hi ...
. There is a railway station in the north of the town on a branch line to
Debeibat.
Dilling Airport
Dilling Airport is an airport serving Dilling (Dalang) in Sudan. The airport is southeast of the city.
See also
*Transport in Sudan
*List of airports in Sudan
This is a list of airports in Sudan, sorted by location.
Sudan, officially the ...
is to the southeast of the town.
Demography
The town is inhabited mainly by
Nuba (especially the Ajang such as the Dilling tribe, the Gulfan tribe, the Kodor tribe, the Dabatnah tribe, the Kortalah tribe, the Kadro tribe, the
Nyimang), the
Fellata, the
Hawazma Arabs, the Birged tribe, and many other tribes from north and middle Sudan. The Nuba group from whom the town takes its name, the
Dilling, now constitute the majority of the population.
The War in Sudan (2023)
The City was
captured and is occupied by
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North (al-Hilu faction) during the
War in Sudan (2023) The term Sudanese Civil War refers to at least three separate conflicts:
* First Sudanese Civil War (1955–1972)
* Second Sudanese Civil War (1983–2005)
*South Sudanese Civil War (2013–2020)
It could also refer to other internal conflicts in Su ...
.
Economy
The main economic activity is trade. Other citizens work for the government, are engaged in agriculture or cattle breeding, or work on leather or metal work crafts. Dilling is the home of
Dilling University.
References
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Populated places in South Kordofan