...The regions of al-Jazira and Butana, bordered by the Nile and the Atbara, are cotton-producing regions that are the core of the Sudanese economy and are well irrigated, and are the most densely populated areas. Both Kurdfān, on the west side of the White Nile, and Darfur, located further along the western border, are completely sandy wilderness, surrounded by the Nuba and Marra mountain ranges, respectively, and are mostly hilly and mountainous. However, during the rainy season, these areas are transformed into excellent pastureland and shrub forests, including acacia, from which gum arabic is harvested. From the Kingdom of Darfur…an Islamic kingdom that existed in the far west of the Republic of Sudan in northeastern Africa from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Darfur was originally the name of a region, where there was already a small kingdom ruled by the Kayra dynasty of the Negroid Fur people, but in the mid-17th century the Fur people became Islamic. The king at that time was Suleiman Solon, and this led to the kingdom becoming powerful, even ruling over the surrounding Arab nomads. This kingdom is now known as the Kingdom of Darfur. Its territory extended especially eastward, crossing the Nile to the Atbara River. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Dārfūr" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…両ナイル川とアトバラ川に囲まれたジャジーラal‐Jazīra,ブターナ両地域は灌漑がいきとどいたスーダン経済の中核である綿生産地域であり,最も人口が密集する地域である。白ナイル川の西側のコルドファンKurdfān,その奥の西部国境沿いのダルフールDārfūrの両地方は完全な砂地の荒野で,それぞれヌーバ山脈,マッラMarra山脈を抱き,丘陵・山岳地帯が多い。だがここは,雨季を迎えると絶好の牧草地や,アラビアゴムを採るアカシアなどの灌木林に変貌する。… 【ダルフール王国】より…アフリカ北東部,スーダン共和国の最西部に,17~19世紀にかけて存在したイスラム王国。ダルフールDarfurは元来地域名で,ここにはすでにニグロイド系のフール族Furのカイラ王朝が支配する小王国があったが,17世紀半ばにフール族はイスラム化した。この時の王がスレイマン・ソロンであるが,これを機に周辺のアラブ遊牧民をも支配する強大な王国となった。これが現在ダルフール王国として知られている。その版図はとくに東方に広がり,ナイル川を越えてアトバラ川にまで伸びていた。… ※「Dārfūr」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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