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Where Is Darfur?

Darfur is a region of western Sudan, roughly the size of Texas, where violent conflict has driven more than 2 million people from their homes. The fighting is spilling over to neighboring Chad, where 200,000 Darfur refugees have found shelter.

Map: Wikipedia Commons

Darfur, Sudan: Maps and Resources

Google Earth, Crisis in Darfur - U.S. Holocaust Museum
Sudan interactive map - AlertNet.org
Darfur crisis profile - AlertNet.org
Darfur conflict zones map - BBC

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A woman and child fleeing the fighting in Darfur. Violence in the region has escalated despite the signing of a peace agreement in May.
Photo: Gerald Martone/The IRC