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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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