El Manaqil
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El Manaqil
المناقل | |
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Coordinates:14°14′48″N32°59′10″E/ 14.24667°N 32.98611°E | |
Country | Sudan |
State | Al Jazirah |
Time zone | UTC+2(CAT) |
El Manaqil(Arabic:المناقل), orAl Managilis a city inAl Jazirah statein theSudan.Its population as of the controversial 2008 census was 99,775. Some estimates say the population is about 143,000; World Gazetteer estimated it in 2012 at 137,739. Either way, it is the second largest city in Al Jazirah state afterWad Medani.It is also the capital of theEl Manaqil District(subdivision of the Sudanese states). The city is a retail and services center in the center of the irrigated agricultural region (including cotton, wheat, sorghum).
The town was heavily affected by the2022 Sudan floods.[1]
Historical populations
[edit]1973 census: 15,223
1983 census: 36,090
1993 census: 65,405
References
[edit]- ^"Flooding devastates rural areas south of Sudan's capital".Reuters.2022-08-24.Retrieved2022-08-31.