Singa, Sudan

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Singa سنجة
Nickname:  Singa Abdullah (Arabic سنجة عبدالله)
Singa
Coordinates: 13°09′N 33°56′E / 13.150°N 33.933°E / 13.150; 33.933
States of Sudan	Sennar (state)
Government
• Type	Administrative Unit
Area
• Urban	466 sq mi (750 km2)
Elevation	1,440 ft (439 m)
Population [1]
• City	259,000

Singa (Arabic: سنجة) is a town located in the Sennar State of Sudan at an elevation of 439 meters (1,440 feet) above sea level. The town is situated on the west bank of the Blue Nile at a distance of 360 kilometers (220 miles) to the southeast of the capital, Khartoum, and 60 kilometers from the city of Sennar. Its population was recorded to be 259,000 in 2002.^[2]

Singa, also spelled Sinjah, is the capital of Sennar State and is characterized by the diversity of its natural environment, habitat, water resources, and livestock. It remains publicly unclear whether Singa or Sennar is the state capital. A large veterinary research station has been founded in the city. Its economic activities vary from agriculture to pastoralism. Important crops are sorghum, gum arabic, and fruits such as guava, banana and mango.

On 29 June 2024, the city was captured by the RSF during the Sudanese civil war.^[3] In November 2024 the Sudanese Armed Forces claimed to have retaken the city.^[4]