Kalma, Sudan

Kalma is a relocation camp in the Darfur region of Sudan. It is located 17 kilometers outside of Nyala, Sudan.[1] It is estimated that there were over 90,000 residents in the camp in 2007. [2] Most, if not all, of the residents are there because of the violence caused by the Darfur conflict.[3]

The three states comprising Darfur within Sudan

References
  1. Refugees International: Articles: Refugee Voices: Women in Kalma Camp, Darfur Archived 2007-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Steele, Jonathan (27 October 2007). "Violence flares in Darfur's Kalma refugee camp as a new cycle of persecution begins". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  3. "Sudan 'kills refugees in Darfur'". BBC News Online. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

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