White Nile State

For the river, see White Nile.

White Nile State (Arabic: النيل الأبيض, romanized: An Nīl al Ābyaḍ) is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 39,701 km² and an estimated population of approximately 2,493,880 people (2018 est). The state borders Khartoum to the north, Gezira and Sennar to the east, South Sudan to the south, and Kordofan to the west. Since 1994, Rabak has been the capital of the state; other important cities include Kosti and Ed Dueim. On 21 May 2025, the Sudanese Armed Forces said it had cleared White Nile State of the Rapid Support Forces during the civil war.

White Nile State النيل الأبيض an-Nil al-Abyad
State
The White Nile at Rabak
Seal
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 13°27′N 32°20′E
Country	Sudan
Region	Butana
Capital	Rabak
Government
• Governor	Ismail Fath al-Rahman Hamed Warraq
Area
• Total	39,701 km2 (15,329 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	2,493,880
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)	0.488 low

Districts

The state is administratively subdivided into four districts:

Districts of White Nile

1. Ad Douiem District
2. Al Gutaina District
3. Kosti District
4. Al Jabalian District

Places

• Shukeiri
• Kosti
• Rabak
• El Geteina
• Al Jabalayn