Darfur
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Darfur
a region of the W Sudan; an independent kingdom until conquered by Egypt in 1874
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Darfur
a plateau in the Sudan between the basins of Lake Chad and the White Nile. The designation “plateau” is relative. since the predominant relief consists of socle plains composed of ancient crystalline rock from a projection of the African platform; there are many monadnocks. The central part includes the extinct volcano Jabal Marra, which at 3,088 m is the highest summit of Darfur. The plateau has an equatorial monsoon climate, torrid with a dry season of eight to nine months; precipitation measures 500–600 mm per year. There are no permanent rivers, and vegetation is typical wilderness savanna.
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