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ID: 1001347
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Kassala (province)  Kassala (province)

Coordinates:
Lat: 15 00 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 15.0000  decimal degrees
Long: 035 00 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 35.0000  decimal degrees

Note: Under control of Kushite dynasty 590 BC; conquered by kingdom of Axum & people were Christianized; people were converted to Islam 16th cen.; conquered by Egypt 1821; ruled by Mahdists 1881-1898; became part of Anglo-Egyptian Condominium until 1956.

Names:
Kassala (preferred,C,V)
Kassalā (C,V)
Kassala province (C,O,display)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Africa (continent)  ....  Africa (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Sudan (nation)  ........  Sudan (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Ash-Shariqīyah (region)  ............  Ash-Shariqīyah (region) (P)
Hierarchy of Kassala (province)  ................  Kassala (province) (P)

Place Types:
province (preferred, C)  ............  established 1975
second level subdivision (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Kassalā..........  [VP]
.................  Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-84
Kassala..........  [VP Preferred]
.................  Times Atlas of the World (1985) plate 87
Kassala province..........  [VP]
.............................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
..................  Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-84
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1985) plate 87
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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