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Talodi

Talodi is a small town in the Nuba Mountains, and a district of South Kordofan state, in southern Sudan. The town is nearly 650 km southwest of Khartoum. Its name is from the Talodi people of the area who speak the Talodi language.

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Talodi
تلودي
Town
Talodi
Location in southern Sudan
Coordinates: 10°38′11″N 30°22′47″E / 10.63639°N 30.37972°E / 10.63639; 30.37972
Country Sudan
StateSouth Kordofan

Talodi (Arabic: تلودي) is a small town in the Nuba Mountains, and a district of South Kordofan state, in southern Sudan. The town is nearly 650 km (406 miles) southwest of Khartoum.1 Its name is from the Talodi people of the area who speak the Talodi language.

Talodi District, in South Kordofan state (pre-2005 map). source ↗

A British garrison was located in Talodi during the colonial period, and an independence outbreak occurred in 1906.2

The 2012 Sudan Antonov An-26 crash, which killed 32 people on 19 August 2012, took place near the town.1

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References

  1. Osman, Mohamed (20 August 2012). "Sudanese helicopter crash kills 32". Boston.com. AP. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  2. Ibrahim, Ahmed Uthman Muhammad (1985). The dilemma of British rule in the Nuba Mountains, 1898-1947. Graduate College, University of Khartoum. Retrieved 22 August 2011.