Some ce and edits for clarity← Previous revisionRevision as of 19:45, 16 October 2026 Line 1: Line 1: {{Short description|Ethnic group of Sudan}} {{Short description|Ethnic group of Sudan}} [[File:West Darfur in Sudan.svg|thumb|موقع ولاية غرب دارفور في السودان'''.''']] [[File:West Darfur in Sudan.svg|thumb|موقع ولاية غرب دارفور في السودان'''.''']] The Erenga{{Cite book |title=A Darfur Compendium: A Review of the Geographical, Historical and Economic Background to Development in the Region |date= |publisher=HTSPE Ltd |year=2005 |pages=25}} are an ethnic group of Sudan. In Kulbus province of West Darfur, where the members of this group are at about 30% of the population. The members of this group speak [[Sungor language|Sungor]] a Nilo-Saharan language. Their population was estimated to be around 35,000 according to a 1996 source.{{Cite book|last1=Olson|first1=James Stuart|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MdaAdBC-_S4C&dq=erenga&pg=PA301|title=The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary|last2=Meur|first2=Charles|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=1996|isbn=978-0-313-27918-8|pages=168–169|language=en}}The Erenga are mainly [[Pastoralism|pastoralists]] who raise goats, cattle, and camels. They also engage in subsistence agriculture. The Erenga are an ethnic group of Sudan.{{Cite book |title=A Darfur Compendium: A Review of the Geographical, Historical and Economic Background to Development in the Region |date= |publisher=HTSPE Ltd |year=2005 |pages=25}} They mainly reside in Kulbus province of [[West Darfur]], where they number about 30% of the total population. The members of this group speak [[Sungor language|Sungor]], a Nilo-Saharan language. Their population was estimated to be around 35,000 according to a 1996 source.{{Cite book|last1=Olson|first1=James Stuart|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MdaAdBC-_S4C&dq=erenga&pg=PA301|title=The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary|last2=Meur|first2=Charles|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=1996|isbn=978-0-313-27918-8|pages=168–169|language=en}} The Erenga are mainly [[Pastoralism|pastoralists]] who raise goats, cattle, and camels. They also engage in subsistence agriculture. Most Erenga are Muslim. The Erenga have a clan system where the Shali, Awra, and Girga clans are some of the most influential groups. The Erenga have a clan system where the Shali, Awra, and Girga clans are some of the most influential groups. ⚫ == History == Most Erenga are Muslim. ⚫ The region's history is closely tied to the uprising of Muhammad Zayn Abu Jumaysa against the [[Mahdist State]] in late 1888, where mobilizations and movements in the surrounding areas formed a broad resistance front against Mahdist policies in Darfur, leveraging the natural and social stronghold of Dar Erenga. The Erenga people have played a pivotal role in the political and social events of West Darfur. Notably, during the late 19th century and the resistance against the central Mahdist state policies in Darfur in 1888, the Dar Erenga region served as a vital geographical stronghold.{{Cite book |last=(lats name ) |first=Lidwien |title=Mahdist Faith and Sudanic Tradition: The History of the Masalit Sultanate, 1870-1930}} ⚫ History ⚫ The region's history is closely tied to the uprising of Muhammad Zayn Abu Jumaysa against the Mahdist State in late 1888, where mobilizations and movements in the surrounding areas formed a broad resistance front against Mahdist policies in Darfur, leveraging the natural and social stronghold of Dar Erenga.The Erenga people have played a pivotal role in the political and social events of West Darfur. Notably, during the late 19th century and the resistance against the central Mahdist state policies in Darfur in 1888, the Dar Erenga region served as a vital geographical and human stronghold.{{Cite book |last=(lats name ) |first=Lidwien |title=Mahdist Faith and Sudanic Tradition: The History of the Masalit Sultanate, 1870-1930}} ==See also== ==See also==