Babanusa

Place in West Kordofan, Sudan

Babanusa (Arabic: بابنوسة) is a town in western Sudan.

History

In 1965, 72 Dinka civilians were massacred in the town by an Arab mob during the First Sudanese Civil War.^[1][2][3]

In January 2024, the Siege of Babanusa began.

Geography

Climate

Transport

It is a railway junction on the national railway network where the line to Waw in South Sudan branches off to the south from the line westwards to Nyala.

See also

• Railway stations in Sudan

References

1. "Breaking silence on Abyei". Sudantribune.com. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
2. Osman, Mahgoub. "GREEN IS THE COLOR OF THE MASTERS The Legacy of Slavery and the Crisis of National Identity in Modern Sudan". Academia.
3. Joshua Craze. "Creating Facts on the Ground : Conflict Dynamics in Abyei" (PDF). Files.ethz.ch. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
4. "Babanusa Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

11°20′00″N 27°48′00″E / 11.33333°N 27.80000°E / 11.33333; 27.80000