ISO 3166-2:SD


ISO 3166-2:SD is the entry for Sudan in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization, which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for Sudan, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 18 states.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is, the ISO [3166-1 alpha-2] code of Sudan. The second part is two letters.

Current codes

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency.
ISO 639-1 codes are used to represent subdivision names in the following administrative languages:
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CodeSubdivision name
Subdivision name Subdivision name
Al Baḩr al Aḩmarالبحر الأحمرRed Sea
Al JazīrahالجزيرةGezira
Al KharţūmالجزيرةKhartoum
Al QaḑārifالقضارفGedaref
An Nīl al Abyaḑالنيل الأبيضWhite Nile
An Nīl al Azraqالنيل الأزرقBlue Nile
Ash ShamālīyahالشماليةNorthern
Gharb Dārfūrغرب دارفورWest Darfur
Gharb Kurdufānغرب كردفانWest Kordofan
Janūb Dārfūrجنوب دارفورSouth Darfur
Janūb Kurdufānجنوب كردفانSouth Kordofan
KassalāكسلاKassala
Nahr an Nīlنهر النيلRiver Nile
Shamāl Dārfūrشمال دارفورNorth Darfur
Shamāl Kurdufānشمال كردفانNorth Kordofan
Sharq Dārfūrشرق دارفورEast Darfur
SinnārسنارSennar
Wasaţ Dārfūr
وسط دارفورCentral Darfur

; Notes

Changes

The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:
NewsletterDate issuedDescription of change in newsletterCode/Subdivision change
Modification of administrative structureSubdivisions deleted:
Gharb Kurdufān

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Administrative adjustment and updateSubdivision layout:
25 states '
17 states
Subdivisions deleted:
10 states seceded to create South Sudan
Subdivisions added:
Sharq Dārfūr
Zalingei
2015-11-27Additions of state SD-GK; change spelling of SD-NR, SD-NO, SD-DN, SD-KN, SD-DC; update List SourceSubdivision added:
Gharb Kurdufān, West Kordofan
Spelling changes:
ZalingeiWasaţ Dārfūr Zālinjay
?Shamāl Dārfūr
Shamāl Kurdufān → Shiamāl Kurdufān
?Ash Shamālīyah
An NīlNahr an Nīl
Correction of the romanization system label
Typographical correction of subdivision name of SD-KN, SD-DC; Addition of local variation of SD-DCSpelling changes:
Wasaţ Dārfūr Zālinjay → Wasaţ Dārfūr
Shiamāl Kurdufān → Shamāl Kurdufān

Codes before Newsletter II-3