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Singa, Sudan

Place in Sennar, Sudan

Singa, Sudan

Place in Sennar, Sudan

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official_nameSinga
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nicknameSinga Abdullah (Arabic سنجة عبدالله)
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subdivision_name30px Sudan
subdivision_name1Sennar (state)
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Singa () is a town located in the Sennar State of Sudan at an elevation of 439 m above sea level. The town is situated on the west bank of the Blue Nile at a distance of 360 km 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.

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. In November 2024 the Sudanese Armed Forces retaken the city.

Archaeological discovery

Replica of the Singa Skull, [[National Museum of Natural History

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.

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 km. A network of track roads and railways connects the city with its major neighboring towns and cities.

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

References

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  6. (23 November 2024). "Sudanese army recaptures capital of Sinnar State in central Sudan". Xinhua.
  7. "e Pleistocene Homo remains".
  8. "Singa. -fossil-".
  9. (3 August 2023). "PV M 15546". Natural History Museum's Biodiversity Informatics Group.
  10. "What is the closest airport to Singa in Sudan?".
  11. (2015). "Sudan". [[Library of Congress]].
  12. . (22 Dec 2023). ["RSF consolidate control over Jezira and reach the gates of Sennar: Army collapses across a vast swathe of agricultural heartland"](https://sudanwarmonitor.com/p/rsf-consolidate-control-over-jezira). *Substack*.
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