Fur people
The Fur (Fur: fòòrà, Arabic: فور Fūr) are an ethnic group predominantly inhabiting the western part of Sudan. They are concentrated in the Darfur region, where they are the largest ethnic group. They speak the Fur language, which belongs to the Nilo-Saharan family.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| about 502,000 in 1983, about 744,000 in 2004, about 1,100,000 as of 2017 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sudan 894,000, Chad 17,000, Central African Republic 14,500, Egypt 4,200 | |
| Languages | |
| Fur | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Masalit, Tunjur, Zaghawa, Nilo-Saharans |
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