Zalingei
Zalingei or Zalinjay (Arabic: زالنجي) is a town in Western Sudan, and is capital of the RSF-occupied state of Central Darfur. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 27,258.[1]
Zalingei
زالنجي | |
|---|---|
Town | |
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  Zalingei Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 12°54′N 23°29′E | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| State | Central Darfur |
| Control | Rapid Support Forces |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 27,258 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
The town was captured during clashes in late July to August ending the long siege the town had endured along with the fall of the state of Central Darfur.
History
In 2023, the town became under siege during the 2023 Sudan conflict and fell to the Rapid Support Forces in August 2023.[2]
Education
The town is home to the University of Zalingei.[3]
Transport
The city is served by the Zalingei Airport (IATA: ZLX, ICAO: HSZA).
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot semi-arid (BSh). The daytime temperatures are always hot and are the hottest in March, April and May when they may reach 40 °C (104 °F). The rainy season is in the middle of the year when the temperature difference between day and night is the least, when the daytime temperatures are cooler but still hot and is the coolest in August. On the other hand, the nighttime temperatures are the coolest from November to February, when the temperature difference between day and night is the most, and nighttime temperatures drop to as low as 6 °C (43 °F).
| Climate data for Zalingei | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 33.8 (92.8) |
34.8 (94.6) |
37 (99) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.4 (99.3) |
34.6 (94.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
34 (93) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.9 (93.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
25 (77) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27 (81) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
13 (55) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19 (66) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
7 (45) |
13.9 (57.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
5 (0.2) |
26 (1.0) |
70 (2.8) |
177 (7.0) |
198 (7.8) |
97 (3.8) |
16 (0.6) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
590 (23.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 890m[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- World Gazeteer
- "Sudan's western cities under fire as two-month-old war spreads". France 24. 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- "Home". University of Zalingei. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- "Climate: Zalingei - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 8 October 2013.