Fur people
| 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 | |
| Native Fur Also Arabic • French | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Amdang, Masalit, Tunjur, Zaghawa, Nilo-Saharans |
The Fur (Fur: fòòrà, Arabic: فور Fūr) are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting Darfur in the western Sudan, where they are the largest ethnic group. They speak the Fur language, which belongs to the Nilo-Saharan family. Muslim cattle herders and farmers, they have been displaced and attacked in ethnic conflicts. Darfur means home of the Fur.