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Singa(Arabic:سنجة) is a town located in theSennar StateofSudanat an elevation of 439 meters (1,440 feet) above sea level. The town is situated on the west bank of theBlue Nileat a distance of 360 kilometers (220 miles) to the southeast of the capital,Khartoum,and 60 kilometers from the city ofSennar.Its population was recorded to be 259,000 in 2002.[2]
Singa
سنجة | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Singa Abdullah (Arabic سنجة عبدالله) | |
  Singa | |
| Coordinates:13°09′N33°56′E/ 13.150°N 33.933°E | |
| States of Sudan | Sennar (state) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Administrative Unit |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 466 sq mi (750 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,440 ft (439 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 259,000 |
Singa, also spelledSinjah,is the capital of Sennar State and is characterized by the diversity of its natural environment,habitat,water resources, and livestock. It remains publicly unclear whether Singa orSennaris the state capital. A large veterinary research station has been founded in the city. Its economic activities vary fromagriculturetopastoralism.Important crops aresorghum,gum arabic,and fruits such asguava,banana andmango.
On 29 June 2024, the city was captured by theRSFduring theSudanese civil war.[3]In November 2024 theSudanese Armed Forcesclaimed to have retaken the city.[4]
Archaeological discovery
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Singa is notable for the archaeological discovery of an old human fossil, the 'Singa Skull' which was discovered in Singa in 1924 by the British governor of Blue Nile Province. The skull is about 160,000 years old and belongs to theStone Age,PleistoceneAge. It coincided with theNeanderthalsand thePeking Man.Currently the skull is in the collection of theNatural History Museum, London.[5][6][7]
Connections
editSinga is served by several bank branches, a hospital, and a hotel. There is no airport in the town; the nearest airport isKostiairport, at a distance of 129 kilometers (80 miles). A network of track roads and railways connects the city with its major neighboring towns and cities.[8]
In 2011, theLibrary of Congressstill presented maps indicating thatSennarwas the capital ofSennar State,[9]but more recent works indicate that the capital is at Sinja.[10]
References
edit- ^https://www.webcitation.org/5MUee2AgM?url=http://www.geohive.com/cntry/sudan.aspx?sub=y&diacrit=1
- ^https://www.webcitation.org/5MUee2AgM?url=http://www.geohive.com/cntry/sudan.aspx?sub=y&diacrit=1
- ^"Blitzkrieg: RSF advance deep into Sennar State and storm into the capital Sinja".Sudan war monitor.Retrieved2024-06-30.
- ^"Sudanese army recaptures capital of Sinnar State in central Sudan".Xinhua.23 November 2024.Retrieved24 November2024.
- ^"e Pleistocene Homo remains"(PDF).Antiquityofman.com.Retrieved2016-08-18.
- ^"Singa. -fossil-".fossil.kochi-tech.ac.jp.Archived fromthe originalon 14 December 2014.Retrieved17 January2022.
- ^"PV M 15546".nhm.ac.uk.Natural History Museum's Biodiversity Informatics Group. 3 August 2023.Retrieved24 November2024.
- ^"What is the closest airport to Singa in Sudan?".Gomapper.com.Retrieved2016-08-15.
- ^Berry, LaVerle, ed. (2015).Sudan(PDF).Country Studies(5th ed.).Library of Congress.Figure 1.ISBN978-0-8444-0750-0.
- ^"RSF consolidate control over Jezira and reach the gates of Sennar: Army collapses across a vast swathe of agricultural heartland".Sudan War Monitor.Substack. 22 Dec 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 28 Dec 2023.Retrieved3 Jan2024.
Deeper into Sennar State is the state capital Sinja, which is the headquarters of the 17th Infantry Division, and a training location for new army recruits. Sinja might therefore be better defended than Sennar city.