Singa, Sudan
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Singa
سنجة | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Singa Abdullah (Arabic سنجة عبدالله) | |
  Singa | |
| Coordinates: 13°09′N 33°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 (Arabic: سنجة) is a town located in the 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 the city of Sennar. 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, habitat, water resources, and livestock. It remains publicly unclear whether Singa or Sennar is the state capital. A large veterinary research station has been founded in the city. Its economic activities vary from agriculture to pastoralism. Important crops are sorghum, gum arabic, and fruits such as guava, banana and mango.
On 29 June 2024, the city was captured by the RSF during the Sudanese civil war.[3] In November 2024 the Sudanese Armed Forces claimed 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 the Stone Age, Pleistocene Age. It coincided with the Neanderthals and the Peking Man. Currently the skull is in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London.[5][6][7]
Connections
[edit]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.[8]
In 2011, the Library of Congress still presented maps indicating that Sennar was the capital of Sennar 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. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "Sudanese army recaptures capital of Sinnar State in central Sudan". Xinhua. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "e Pleistocene Homo remains" (PDF). Antiquityofman.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^ "Singa. -fossil-". fossil.kochi-tech.ac.jp. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "PV M 15546". nhm.ac.uk. Natural History Museum's Biodiversity Informatics Group. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "What is the closest airport to Singa in Sudan?". Gomapper.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ Berry, LaVerle, ed. (2015). Sudan (PDF). Country Studies (5th ed.). Library of Congress. Figure 1. ISBN 978-0-8444-0750-0.
- ^ "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. 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.