South Kordofan & Nuba Mountains

South Kordofan is a province in Sudan, centered around the Nuba Mountain range. It has a population of more than 2.5 million people in an area of about 88,000 square km. Kadugli is the state capital and the province is on the border with the newly independent state of South Sudan.

See our page on Regional Background for a comprehensive overview of the conflict in South Kordofan.




South Kordofan (on a map of the old, united Sudan) 







South Kordofan, bordering the new state of South Sudan




    
A detailed map of South Kordofan