Sennar (state)

Sennar سنار Sinnar
State
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 12°58′N 34°3′E / 12.967°N 34.050°E / 12.967; 34.050Coordinates: 12°58′N 34°3′E / 12.967°N 34.050°E / 12.967; 34.050
Country	Sudan
Region	SENNAR
Governor	2015
Capital	Sennar
Government
• Type	State Government
• Governor	Aldaw Almahi
Area
• Total	37,844 km² (14,612 sq mi)
Population (2006 (est.))
• Total	1,532,085
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

Sennar (Arabic: سنار‎‎ Sannār) is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 37,844 km² and a population of approximately 1,100,000 (2000). Sinar State is delimited by Al-Gazira State in the north, The Blue Nile State in the south, Al-Gedaref State and the Sudanese Ethiopian borders in the east and the White Nile State & the Upper Nile State of South Sudan in the west. Singa is the capital of Sennar State. Another significant town is Sennar (or Mukwar), the largest city in the state and other rich commercial towns including El-Suki locality, and El-Dinder locality. The main economic activity is agriculture with the irrigated scheme of Suki, the sugar factory of Sennar and a number of fruit growers (including bananas and mangoes) located on the banks of the Blue Nile. In terms of education The University Of Sennar is the only higher education university throughout all the state attended by all its residents.

States of Sudan

States not covered by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement

Central Darfur East Darfur Al Jazirah Kassala Khartoum North Darfur North Kurdufan Northern Al Qadarif Red Sea River Nile Sennar South Darfur West Darfur White Nile

States to hold "popular consultations" (process suspended)

Blue Nile South Kordofan West Kurdufan

Special administration area to hold referendum (postponed indefinitely)

Abyei (part of both South Kordofan and Warrap (South Sudan))

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