Sennar
Americannoun
noun
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a region of the E Sudan, between the White Nile and the Blue Nile: a kingdom from the 16th to 19th centuries
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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
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Sennar state has seen relative calm since the army recaptured key Sudanese cities in late 2024 in an offensive that later saw it regain the capital Khartoum.
From Barron's
The Sennar region was last targeted by drones in October.
From Barron's
It has not succeeded in capturing Sennar city from the army.
From BBC
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.
From BBC
The breadbasket regions of Gezira and Sennar along the Blue Nile, a place of vast irrigated farms, have been ravaged.
From BBC
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