City profile · Sudan · Africa
El Fasher
Northern Darfur · Sudan
City population
252,609
#12
in Sudan
#1
in Northern Darfur
#2,276
worldwide
13.628, 25.349 · 802 km from Khartoum
About El Fasher
El Fasher is a city in Northern Darfur, Sudan with a population of 252,609. It is the 12th largest of the 75 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sudan, and the 2,276th largest worldwide. It lies 802 km from Khartoum.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Northern Darfur
Rank in region
#1of 4
Elevation
748 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Khartoum
Coordinates
13.628, 25.349
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 75 in SudanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.