The Midoub Mountains region is located on the northern side of North Darfur State and adjacent to the Libyan-Sudanese border. It is a dry semi-desert area with monsoon rains. Koso is at the Libyan-Sudanese border, on the Southern side, the Abu Qur'an Mountains, on the Western side, the Tika Mountains, and on the Eastern side, the Tigro Mountains.