Sennar سنار Sinnar | |
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.svg) Location in Sudan. | |
| Coordinates:12°58′N34°3′E / 12.967°N 34.050°E /12.967; 34.050 | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| Region | Butana |
| Capital | Singa[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | State Government |
| • Governor | Tawfeeq Muhammad[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 37,844 km2 (14,612 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,918,692[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.493[4] low |
Sennar (Arabic:سنارSannār) is one of the 18wilayat or states ofSudan. It has an area of 37,844 km2 (14,612 sq mi) and had a population of approximately 1,918,692 in 2018.
The area was underKushite andMeroitic rule from 750 BC to around 350 AD.[5] The area came underAlwan rule, after which the Alwans were overthrown by theFunj Sultanate who made Sennar their capital.
Ever since the paramilitary groupRSF took control of most of the state ofGezira State it has launched small but not threatening incursions into North Sennar. In June 2024, the RSF launched anoffensive against the SAF in the state. The force started by attacking Jebel Moya, a key area controlling a main road, and stormed to take control of the capital, Sinja. It took control of other cities such asDinder,Al Mazmum / Mazmoum, andEl-Suki and nearby areas connecting it while launching an incursion into Blue Nile state. However in October, the Sudanese military attacked and took control of Jebel Moya. The key area of Jebel Moya being lost led to the RSF losing control of Dinder, El Suki and other areas in Sennar. In November, the Sudanese army recaptured Sinja. On 5 March, SAF launched a counteroffensive on the rest of RSF controlled territory in Sennar, and on the same day take full control over territories, including Mazmoum.
Sinar State is delimited by Al-Gazira State in the north, The Blue Nile State in the south, Al-Gedaref State and the Sudanese Ethiopian borders in the east, and the White Nile State & the Upper Nile State of South Sudan in the west.Singa is the capital of Sennar State while the largest city isSennar (also known as Mukwar). Other commercial towns include El-Suki and El-Dinder.
The main economic activity is agriculture, with the irrigated scheme of Suki, the sugar factory of Sennar, and a number of fruit growers (including bananas and mangoes) located on the banks of theBlue Nile. In terms of education, The University of Sennar is the only higher education university throughout all the state, attended by all its residents.
The state is famous for itsDinder National Park.
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