Geneina
Sign in to saveGeneina (sometimes Al-Junaynah or ElGeneina; , lit. the little garden) is a city in West Darfur, part of the dar Masalit region, in Sudan. It joined British Sudan at the end of 1919 through the Gilani Agreement, signed between the Masalit Sultanate and the United Kingdom, according to which it became a territory.
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Place details
- Locality
- الجنينة
- Region
- سلطنة دار المساليت Sultante Dar Masalit
- Country
- السودان
- Population
- 162,981
- Timezone
- Africa/Khartoum
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Geneina
- Settlement.native_name
- الجنينة
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Sudan Envoy - El Geneina.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- El Geneina in 2009
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sudan
- Settlement.pushpin_label
- Geneina
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Sudan
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- الجنينة (مدينة)
- Country
- Sudan
- Located in
- Al Geneina District
- Population
- +200000
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- West Darfur
- Image
- Darfur report - Page 3 Image 1.jpg
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- History of the name "Geneina"
- Geography
- Climate
- Economy
- Demographics
- Education
- Transportation
- References
- Notes
Geneina (sometimes Al-Junaynah or ElGeneina; , lit. the little garden) is a city in West Darfur, part of the dar Masalit region, in Sudan. It joined British Sudan at the end of 1919 through the Gilani Agreement, signed between the Masalit Sultanate and the United Kingdom, according to which it became a territory.
Geneina is now the capital of the Sudanese state of West Darfur. As of 2022, it had a population of 538,390 pre-war being one of the most populated cities within the country. According to the UNICEF nearly the entire population are IDPs and a large part are still young children.