NYALA

city, western Sudan, about 338 miles (544 km) northwest of Kaduqli and located at an elevation of 2,208 feet (673 m). The city's industries produce textiles, processed food, and leather goods. Nyala is a road and railway terminus and serves as a trading centre for gum arabic. It also has a domestic airport. Branches of the Agricultural Bank of Sudan and the Peoples Cooperative Bank, which extend loans to the different cooperatives composed of farmers, consumers, craftsmen, and fishermen, are located at Nyala. Pop. (1973) 59,852.