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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The Sennar region was last targeted by drones in October.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
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 • Sep. 9, 2024
Other protests took place across the Nile in the cities of Omdurman and Bahri, and farther away in Gadarif and Sennar.
From Reuters • Feb. 10, 2022
There were also protests in other cities, including Kassala, Sennar and Port Sudan.
From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2021
W. by N. of Gondar, the capital of Amhara, and being on the main route from Sennar to Abyssinia, is a trade centre of some importance.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
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