Map of El Fasher, Sudan

El Fasher is the administrative centre of Northern Darfur, Sudan, with a population of about 252,609. It lies at 13.6279°N, 25.3494°E. El Fasher is about 802 km (498 mi) west of Khartoum, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kutum, 97 km to the northwest.

El Fasher at a glance

Where is El Fasher?

• The 11th largest city in Sudan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 19 min on the shortest day to 12 h 56 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near El Fasher

• Kutum — 97 km northwest
• Nyala — 183 km south
• Zalingei — 218 km west
• El Daein — 255 km south
• Gereida — 263 km south
• Geneina — 314 km west
• An Nuhūd — 349 km east
• Iriba — 373 km northwest, Chad
• Al Mijlad — 388 km southeast
• Goz Beida — 454 km west, Chad

Largest cities in Northern Darfur

• Kutum — 34,694

Largest cities in Sudan

• Khartoum — 1,974,647
• Omdurman — 1,849,659
• Nyala — 565,734
• Port Sudan — 489,725
• Kassala — 401,477
• El Obeid — 393,311
• Al Qadarif — 363,945
• Kosti — 345,068
• Wad Medani — 332,714
• El Daein — 264,734

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.