El Geteina
El Geteina
القطنية Al Qutaynah | |
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town | |
  El Geteina Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 14°51′40.4″N 32°22′9.1″E / 14.861222°N 32.369194°E | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| Admin. division | White Nile |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 26,893[1] |
| Area code(s) | 0 (532) 821XXX, +249 (532) 821XXX, 0 (532) 822XXX |
El Geteina ( also Al Qutaynah, Arabic: القطينة) is a small town located in the state of the White Nile in Sudan. The town is placed just a little bit upstream of the lake formed by the White Nile Dam.
Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
[edit]On December 22nd, 2023, the RSF captured the city. Al Qutaynah was the first city in White Nile to fall to the RSF.[2]
On February 15th and 17th, 2025, the RSF massacred 200-500 people in the town.
On 23 February 2025, the Sudanese army recaptured the city.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.citypopulation.de/en/sudan/
- ^ Network, Ayin (23 December 2023). "The impact of RSF's capture of Wad Medani - Ayin network - شبكة عاين".
- ^ "Sudanese army retakes key city of Al-Qutayna in White Nile state". Sudan Tribune. 23 February 2025.
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