Sennar

American  

[suh-nahr] / səˈnɑr /

noun

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

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Sennar British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

The army has also been accused of targeting ethnic groups it sees as support bases for the RSF in areas it has recaptured, including the states of Sennar, Gezira and some parts of North Kordofan.

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

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From BBC