Kassala (Arabic: كسلا, Tigrinya: ከሰላ) is the capital of the state of Kassala in eastern Sudan. In 2002 its population was recorded to be 957,000. [1] Built on the banks of the Gash River, it is a market city and is famous for its fruit gardens. Many of its inhabitants are from the Hadendawa sub-tribe of the Beja ethnic group.

Kassala (Arabic: ولاية كسلا, called Ash Sharqiyah during 1991—1994) is one of the 18 wilayat (states) of Sudan. It has an area of 36,710 km 2 and an estimated population of approximately 2,519,071 in 2018.

Kassala is a town located in eastern Sudan near the Eritrean border. It was founded in 1834 as an Egyptian garrison. Mahdists occupied it from 1885 until 1894, and the Italians briefly held the town from 1940 until 1941, during World War II.

Kassala is a traditional region located in east-central Sudan. It is bordered on the east by Eritrea. The Atbara River flows northwestward through Kassala. The chief settlements are the towns of Kassala and Gedaref. Learn more about the region of Kassala and its history here.

6 days ago · Nine-month-old Omer eats from a packet of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) at Alkarama clinic in Kassala state, Sudan. The youngest of six children, Omer was diagnosed with malnutrition and is ...

Kassala and Red Sea are among the regions most affected by the migration flows heading to Europe through Egypt and Libya. Sudan is also a country of origin for migration due to high poverty, unemployment, conflict and insecurity. Sudan has fallen from a Tier Two Watch List country in 2015 to a Tier Three country according to the

Mar 26, 2024 · Displaced people in Kassala, eastern Sudan, experience limited access to food, clean water and healthcare services. The scale of the crisis demands urgent and coordinated action from the international community.

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Kassala hosts the third largest refugee population in the country with over 116,000 refugees and asylum seekers taking refuge in the state (UNHCR, Feb 2022). Kassala is a route for illegal human trafficking and migrant movement from Ethiopia and Eritrea to Europe.

Jul 25, 2024 · Sky News has travelled to an orphanage in Sudan's city of Kassala "There is a significant decrease in the number of shipments of small arms to Sudan after 15 April [2023], but it is difficult to ...