Blue Nile State

Blue Nile State is one of the eighteen states of the Republic of the Sudan. It was established by presidential decree nº 3 in 1992 and it is named after the Blue Nile River. The region is host to around forty different ethnic groups. Its economic activity is based on agriculture and livestock and increasing mineral exploitation.
  • Capital: Ad-Damazin
  • Country: Sudan
  • Region: Blue Nile Province
  • Time zone: UTC+2 (CAT)
  • HDI (2017): 0.416 · low
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