Heglig
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Heglig, or Panthou (also spelled Heglieg or Pandthow), is a small town at the border between the South Kordofan state of Sudan and the Unity State in South Sudan. The entirety of Heglig is claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, but administered by Sudan. The area was contested during the Second Sudanese Civil War. In mid-April 2012, South Sudan's Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) captured the Heglig oil field from Sudan. Sudan took it back at the Second Battle of Heglig ten days later.
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- Locality
- جديد
- Region
- غرب كردفان West Kordofan
- Country
- السودان
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Heglig
- Settlement.other_name
- Panthou
- Settlement.native_name
- هجلیج (Arabic)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sudan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Sudan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sudan
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West Kordofan
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
- Airport.name
- Heglig Airport
- Airport.IATA
- HEG
- Airport.ICAO
- HSHG
- Airport.type
- Public / military
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- Etymology
- Heglig oil field
- Heglig Airport
- See also
- References
Heglig, or Panthou (also spelled Heglieg or Pandthow), is a small town at the border between the South Kordofan state of Sudan and the Unity State in South Sudan. The entirety of Heglig is claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, but administered by Sudan. The area was contested during the Second Sudanese Civil War. In mid-April 2012, South Sudan's Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) captured the Heglig oil field from Sudan. Sudan took it back at the Second Battle of Heglig ten days later.
==Etymology==
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