Kurmuk ( Arabic : الكرمك ) is a town in south-eastern Sudan near the border with Ethiopia . Kurmuk is inhabited by the Uduk and Berta peoples .
7-450: Kurmuk is the administrative center for most of Gindi District, Kolnugura district, Borfa District, Jammus Omm District, Chali District, Penawayu District, Bee District, Balila District and Yabus who find better medical services in Kurmuk. Lt. General and Governor Malik Agar currently names Kurmuk the capital city of Southern Blue Nile . Malik Agar is the former SPLM commander who is currently
14-457: Is disputed between Sudan and South Sudan. In May 2011 it was reported that the Sudan People's Liberation Army was occupying Yabus, and the army of Sudan was threatening to occupy it. As a result, humanitarian agencies had to withdraw from the area. 9°57′0″N 34°11′0″E / 9.95000°N 34.18333°E / 9.95000; 34.18333 This Sudan location article
21-682: The East African Campaign the town was occupied by advancing Italian troops. Due to the numerous ethnic groups living in and around Kurmuk, many of whom feel marginalized by the Islamic tendencies of the central government, the city has been a political hotspot since rebellion against the Islamic regime in 1983. Due to lack of education in Kurmuk County particularly, the Minister/Advisory of
28-674: The Governor Major General Steven Amath Dicko convened with his Kurmukians in November 2008 in an attempt to tax citizens as means to generate revenues to bring primary schools and secondary educations to every district of the Kwanim Pa. To alleviate this deficiency, United States Agency for International Development built the Granville-Abbas Girls' Secondary School in Kurmuk, which was opened 8 March 2010. The school
35-776: The borders with Ethiopia and South Sudan . It lies on the Yabus River . Yabus is linked by road to Kurmuk some 80 km to the north, but the road is only passable in the dry season. As of 2024, this road is impassable. There is an airstrip at Yabus. As of 2024, this is not an airport but an airstrip and it has not been used for years. A number of humanitarian agencies have been active in Yabus, including GOAL (of Ireland), ROOF (Relief Organization of Fazugli, Nairobi), CEAS (Church Ecumenical Action in Sudan) and SIM ( Serving In Mission ). As of 2024, all of these NGOs have left Yabus. The area
42-553: The governor of Blue Nile state. The population of Kurmuk includes a number of Muslim and Christian Communities. Many of the Uduk people have converted to Christianity. Other ethnic groups include the Igansina, Jumum and Mufuwu in Kurmuk. In January 1932, Sudanese and Ethiopian officials met at Kurmuk to resolve problems caused by Ethiopian slavers preying on villages in Sudan. In July 1940 during
49-559: Was named for an American diplomat and his Sudanese colleague who were both assassinated in Khartoum on January 1, 2008. Kurmuk has a tropical savanna climate ( Köppen climate classification Aw ) with average rainfall reaches 933 mm 10°33′N 34°17′E / 10.550°N 34.283°E / 10.550; 34.283 Yabus Yabus ( Arabic : يابوس ) is a town in Blue Nile State in south-eastern Sudan near
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