East Darfur

East Darfur State (Arabic: ولاية شرق دارفور Wilāyat Šarq Dārfūr; Sharq Darfur) is one of the states of Sudan, and one of five comprising the Darfur region.

It was created in January 2012 as a result of the ongoing peace process for the wider Darfur region.

[3] The state capital is Ed Daein.

The state was formed from land that was part of the state of South Darfur.