Sennar

[suh-nahr]

noun

1. a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.

Sennar

/ sɛˈnɑː, ˈsɛnɑː /

noun

1. a region of the E Sudan, between the White Nile and the Blue Nile: a kingdom from the 16th to 19th centuries

2. a town in this region, on the Blue Nile: the nearby Sennar Dam (1925) supplies irrigation water to Gezira. Pop: 135 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

In June, it seized most of the wider state of Sennar, which analysts say is strategically important because of its position close to Ethiopia and South Sudan and its rich agricultural production.

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It has not succeeded in capturing Sennar city from the army.

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The breadbasket regions of Gezira and Sennar along the Blue Nile, a place of vast irrigated farms, have been ravaged.

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Many aid workers and civilians who fled Wad Madani have now moved to Gedaref, Sennar and White Nile states.

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"In the current circumstances, anyone would see that it is impossible to have a new academic year," said Sahar Abdullah, a displaced teacher from Khartoum also seeking refuge in Sennar.

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