Babanusa
Babanusa
بابنوسة | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Babanusa Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 11°20′N 27°48′E / 11.333°N 27.800°E | |
| Country | Sudan |
| State | West Kordofan |
| Elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 32,759 |
Babanusa (Arabic: بابنوسة) is a town in West Kordofan, 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. The intense battle lasted until February where the siege was lifted by the Sudanese army.[4] On 11 November 2025, the RSF launched a second attack on the city and claimed full control on 1 December.[5]
Geography
Climate
Babanusa has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh).
| Climate data for Babanusa (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 42.7 (108.9) |
44.6 (112.3) |
47.0 (116.6) |
45.4 (113.7) |
46.0 (114.8) |
43.4 (110.1) |
39.7 (103.5) |
38.5 (101.3) |
40.0 (104.0) |
40.2 (104.4) |
41.0 (105.8) |
40.5 (104.9) |
47.0 (116.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.2 (91.8) |
35.8 (96.4) |
38.8 (101.8) |
40.9 (105.6) |
39.6 (103.3) |
36.3 (97.3) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.7 (92.7) |
36.1 (97.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
35.8 (96.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.1 (91.6) |
30.8 (87.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.7 (0.03) |
4.9 (0.19) |
25.4 (1.00) |
71.7 (2.82) |
113.9 (4.48) |
139.4 (5.49) |
90.1 (3.55) |
30.7 (1.21) |
1.0 (0.04) |
0.0 (0.0) |
477.9 (18.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 36.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 20 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 35 | 50 | 64 | 68 | 64 | 42 | 24 | 23 | 36 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 306.9 | 277.2 | 275.9 | 264.0 | 272.8 | 222.0 | 192.2 | 186.0 | 216.0 | 257.3 | 303.0 | 310.0 | 3,083.3 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 89 | 87 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 62 | 51 | 51 | 61 | 73 | 89 | 90 | 73 |
| Source: NOAA (percent sun, 1961-1990)[6][7] | |||||||||||||
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
References
- ^ "Breaking silence on Abyei". Sudantribune.com. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ Osman, Mahgoub. "GREEN IS THE COLOR OF THE MASTERS The Legacy of Slavery and the Crisis of National Identity in Modern Sudan". Academia.
- ^ Joshua Craze. "Creating Facts on the Ground : Conflict Dynamics in Abyei" (PDF). Files.ethz.ch. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ ACLED, Communications (16 February 2024). "February 2024 | Sudan: The SAF Breaks the Siege". ACLED.
- ^ SudanTribune (2025-12-01). "RSF says it seized Sudan army division HQ after breaching truce". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
- ^ "Babnousa Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Babanusa Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (FTP). Retrieved January 17, 2016. (To view documents see Help:FTP)
11°20′00″N 27°48′00″E / 11.33333°N 27.80000°E