Seasonal wadi
A wadi runs past the town, dry for much of the year and flowing in the rainy season. It forms a soft line that curves across the map and shaped where the town grew.
Minimalist map poster · Sudan
13.4748° N / 22.4574° E
The capital of West Darfur, spread across open savanna beside a seasonal wadi close to the border with Chad.

One city, five moods
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The map
El Geneina is the capital of West Darfur, in the far west of Sudan and a short distance from the border with Chad. The town stands on open, gently sloping ground beside a seasonal watercourse. From above it looks like a spread of low-density neighbourhoods, compound walls and unpaved lanes, organised around a few main roads that meet near the centre.
For generations the town has been a crossroads between Sudan and Chad and a regional centre for trade and administration in western Darfur. Historically it was the seat of the Masalit sultanate. The landscape around it changes sharply with the seasons, as the wadi fills during the rains and stays dry for much of the year.
An El Geneina Fort map poster shows the town in its simplest form: the curve of the wadi, the roads toward the border and the rest of Darfur, and a loose pattern of blocks around them. For people from the town and its diaspora, it is a quiet way to keep a place of origin present.
A wadi runs past the town, dry for much of the year and flowing in the rainy season. It forms a soft line that curves across the map and shaped where the town grew.
The main road west leads to the nearby border, while other routes head east into Darfur. These lines show the town's role as a meeting point between two countries.
Much of the town is made up of walled compounds and low-rise homes. On the map they appear as a broad, loose texture of blocks rather than a dense grid.
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The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why El Geneina Fort
Many people from El Geneina now live far away. A map offers a calm, respectful way to keep the town's layout, its roads and its wadi, as a memory of home, a family history or a place still loved from a distance.
You can set the title and subtitle as you wish, add a date or coordinates, and pick one of five styles. Choose the $9 HD files to print locally, or a matte printed poster shipped from partners in more than 30 countries.
Order the El Geneina Fort poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
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Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
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