Zalingei زالنجي | |
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  Zalingei Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates:12°53′59″N23°28′36″E / 12.89972°N 23.47667°E /12.89972; 23.47667 | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| State | Central Darfur |
| Control |  Rapid Support Forces |
| Elevation | 2,952 ft (900 m) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 27,258 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (CAT) |
Zalingei orZalinjay (Arabic:زالنجي) is atown inWestern Sudan, and it is capital of Central Darfur state. As of 2009, it had an estimated population of 27,258.[1]
Thetown experiencing security instability since 2003. This is because of the rebels and armed opponents who use it as a ground to launch their attacks against the state.
In 2023,the town became under siege during the2023 Sudan conflict and fell to theRapid Support Forces in August 2023.[2]
The town is home to theUniversity of Zalingei.[3]
The city is served by theZalingei Airport (IATA:ZLX,ICAO:HSZA).
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies Zalingei’s climate ashot semi-arid (BSh). Afternoon temperatures are always hot and are hottest in March, April and May when they may reach 40 °C (104 °F). Therainy season is from June to September. At this time thediurnal temperature range is least, and afternoon temperatures are cooler but still hot, being coolest in the wettest month of August. On the other hand, morning temperatures are coolest from November to February, when diurnal temperature variation is greatest, so that morning temperatures drop to as low as 6 °C (43 °F).[citation needed]
| Climate data for Zalingei | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.8 (92.8) | 34.8 (94.6) | 37 (99) | 37.7 (99.9) | 37.4 (99.3) | 34.6 (94.3) | 30.4 (86.7) | 28.7 (83.7) | 30.8 (87.4) | 34 (93) | 34.2 (93.6) | 33.6 (92.5) | 33.9 (93.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) | 21.4 (70.5) | 25 (77) | 26.4 (79.5) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27 (81) | 24.7 (76.5) | 23.6 (74.5) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.1 (75.4) | 21.9 (71.4) | 20.3 (68.5) | 23.9 (75.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) | 8.1 (46.6) | 13 (55) | 15.2 (59.4) | 18.4 (65.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19 (66) | 18.6 (65.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 14.2 (57.6) | 9.6 (49.3) | 7 (45) | 13.9 (57.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.0) | 5 (0.2) | 26 (1.0) | 70 (2.8) | 177 (7.0) | 198 (7.8) | 97 (3.8) | 16 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 590 (23.2) |
| Source:Climate-Data.org, altitude: 890 metres or 2,920 feet[4] | |||||||||||||