More than 700,000 Fur live in Western Sudan, primarily on the plains and foothills surrounding the volcanic mountain Jebel Marra. The plains lie at 3000 feet above sea level, and Jebel Marra rises to almost 10,000 feet. There are wadis (dry rivers) which fill with water from Jebel Marra in the rainy season. Water usually lies close under the surface in the dry season. The wadi beds themselves are then cultivated. 

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