Heiban District

Heiban
هيبان
District
Interactive map of Heiban
Coordinates: 11°13′2″N 30°30′46″E / 11.21722°N 30.51278°E / 11.21722; 30.51278
CountrySudan
StateSouth Kordofan
Area
 • Total
3,402[1] km2 (1,314 sq mi)

Heiban also known as Hayban (Arabic: هيبان) is a district of South Kordofan state, Sudan.[1][2]

History

During the Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile Heiban district was controlled by the SPLM-N rebel group. On first of May 2016, The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) dropped bombs in Kauda, Heiban district, killing six children. On 16 May, bombed an elementary school in Kauda, wounding one Kenyan teacher.[3][4] The governments of Norway, the UK, and the US condemned the bombing and other attacks on civilians.[5]

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. ↑ "Troika denounces Sudanese army's bombing of civilians in South Kordofan". Sudan Tribune. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "School Kids In Sudan Narrowly Escape Bombing Of Catholic School". HuffPost. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Primary school bombed in latest string of civilian attacks - Sudan". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
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