Kauda, Sudan

Kauda is a town in southern Sudan, located in the South Kordofan wilayah which currently serves as headquarters of rebels from the Sudan Revolutionary Front.

Kauda
Kauda
Coordinates: 11°04′N 30°33′E
States of SudanSouth Kordofan
Control Sudan Revolutionary Front
Government
 • TypeAdministrative Unit

History

On 19 December 2013, the Sudanese army bombed Kauda, killing one person and wounding another.[1]

In 2020, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok visited Kauda for the first time since war broke out in 2011.[2]

Religion

There is a mosque in the town. A Catholic community also exists.[3]

References
  1. "Sudanese forces bomb, shell South Kordofan". 19 December 2013.
  2. "Sudan's PM Hamdok makes 'historic visit' to rebel-held zone". 9 January 2020.
  3. "In Sudan's Nuba Mountains, Christians, Muslims live together peacefully". 7 October 2018. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018.
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