El Abassiya District

El Abassiya
العباسية
Interactive map of El Abassiya
Coordinates: 12°9′46″N 31°18′9″E / 12.16278°N 31.30250°E / 12.16278; 31.30250
CountrySudan
StateSouth Kordofan
Area
 • Total
4,231[1] km2 (1,634 sq mi)

El Abassiya or just Abassiya (Arabic: العباسية) is a district of South Kordofan state, Sudan.[1][2]

History

On 16 September 2016, a student was shot by a pro-government militia in El Abassiya.[3] On 24 November 2025, during the Sudanese Civil War, 645 families were displaced in Abassiya.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sudan - Subnational Administrative Boundaries". Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "South Kordofan - Who Does What Where (3Ws)" (PDF). Refworld. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Student killed by government militia in Abassiya Tagali, South Kordofan". Radio Tamazuj. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Over 600 Sudanese civilians displaced from 2 South Kordofan villages amid rising insecurity, says UN migration agency". Anadolu (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 June 2026.