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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The Sennar region was last targeted by drones in October.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
The breadbasket regions of Gezira and Sennar along the Blue Nile, a place of vast irrigated farms, have been ravaged.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024
The tensions have spread to other cities, as many people were seen moving from Blue Nile into neighbouring Sennar state to escape the fighting.
From Reuters ● Jul. 19, 2022
There were also protests in other cities, including Kassala, Sennar and Port Sudan.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
Some say that the fall of Khartum had a very discouraging effect on the gallant garrison of Sennar; but this was not so—they determined to make a stand.
From Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 by F. R. Wingate
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