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)
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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 • Jan. 12, 2026
It has not succeeded in capturing Sennar city from the army.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024
Aid agency Islamic Relief reports that some farmers have resorted to eating sorghum and millet seed stocks, depleting the amount available for planting, with the situation worsening particularly in Darfur, Kordofan, White Nile and Sennar.
From Reuters • Jul. 17, 2023
There were also protests in other cities, including Kassala, Sennar and Port Sudan.
From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2021
He subdued Nubia and Sennar in 1820-22; and then, requiring a larger army, he obtained instructors from France.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
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