Singa, Sudan

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Singa
سنجة
Nickname: 
Singa Abdullah (Arabic سنجة عبدالله)
Sennar (state)
Government
 • TypeAdministrative Unit
Area
 • Urban
466 sq mi (750 km2)
Elevation
1,440 ft (439 m)
Population
[1]
 • City259,000

Singa (

Sennar State of Sudan at an elevation of 439 meters (1,440 feet) above sea level. The town is situated on the west bank of the Blue Nile at a distance of 360 kilometers (220 miles) to the southeast of the capital, Khartoum, and 60 kilometers from Sennar city. Its population was recorded to be 259,000 in 2002.[2]

Singa, also spelled Sinjah, is the capital of Sennar State and is characterized by the diversity of its natural environment,

gum Arabic, and fruits such as guava, banana and mango
.

Archaeological discovery

Singa is notable for the archaeological discovery of an old human fossil, the '

Peking man. Currently the skull is displayed at the British Museum in London.[3][4]

Connections

Singa is served by several bank branches, a hospital, and a hotel. There is no airport in the town; the nearest airport is Kosti airport, 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.[5]

In 2011, the Library of Congress still presented maps indicating that Sennar was the capital of Sennar state,[6] but more recent works indicate that the capital is at Sinja.[7]

References

  1. ^ https://www.webcitation.org/5MUee2AgM?url=http://www.geohive.com/cntry/sudan.aspx?sub=y&diacrit=1 [dead link]
  2. ^ https://www.webcitation.org/5MUee2AgM?url=http://www.geohive.com/cntry/sudan.aspx?sub=y&diacrit=1 [dead link]
  3. ^ "e Pleistocene Homo remains" (PDF). Antiquityofman.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  4. ^ "Singa. -fossil-". fossil.kochi-tech.ac.jp. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. ^ "What is the closest airport to Singa in Sudan?". Gomapper.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  6. ISBN 978-0-8444-0750-0
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  7. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 28 Dec 2023. Retrieved 3 Jan 2024. 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.
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