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Kutum

Kutum is a town in the Sudanese state of North Darfur. It lies 120 kilometers (75 mi) northwest of the state capital, Al-Fashir. The town is located along a wadi and therefore also known as Wadi Kutum. It lies north along the Marrah Mountains; the Kutum volcanic field is better known as the Tagabo Hills. As of 2006, it had a population of 45,000, predominantly of the Fur, Tunjur and Berti ethnicities. Kutum lies on one of the traditional north-south migration routes used by Darfuri pastoralists.

Facilities

The town hosts a local market which operates on Mondays and Thursdays. Other facilities in the town includes a hospital with basic medical and surgical services and a small botanical gardens alongside the Wadi and the market. Within the town two primary health care clinics also operate.

The town hosts a number of mosques, with the mosque at the market having a notable minaret.

Commercial services includes bakeries, groceries, public phone outlets, as well as mechanical services. As of November 2006 no formal banking services were available in the town.

Kutum (disambiguation)

Kutum is a town in the Sudanese state of North Darfur.

Kutum may also refer to:

  • Caspian kutum, Rutilus kutum, a fish in the carp family from the Caspian Sea and its freshwater tributaries
  • Vyrezub, Rutilus frisii, a fish in the carp family from the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, and Sea of Marmara, and their freshwater tributaries
  • Kutum Volcanic Field, Sudan
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