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Kassala State (state) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 15 54 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 15.9000 decimal degrees |
Long: 035 39 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.6500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Under control of Kushite dynasty 590 BCE; conquered by kingdom of Axum and people were Christianized; people were converted to Islam 16th century; conquered by Egypt 1821; ruled by Mahdists 1881-1898; became part of Anglo-Egyptian Condominium until 1956. |
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Kassala (preferred,C,V,English)
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Kassala (French)
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Kassala State (C,V,O,English-P)
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Kassalā (C,V,Arabic (transliterated))
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Wilāyat Kassalā (C,V)
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كسلا (C,V,Arabic-P,U)
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ولاية كسلا (C,V,Arabic,U)
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Kasala (C,U)
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Kassla (C,U)
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SU52 (C,U,FIPS)
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Wilāyat Kassalā (C,U,Arabic (transliterated)-P)
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Kassala province (H,O,display)
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state (preferred, C) |
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first level subdivision (C) |
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province (H) |
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second level subdivision (H) |
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