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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

Climate data for Babanusa (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 40.7
(105.3)
42.0
(107.6)
44.6
(112.3)
44.0
(111.2)
43.7
(110.7)
42.5
(108.5)
38.2
(100.8)
37.8
(100.0)
39.3
(102.7)
40.0
(104.0)
41.0
(105.8)
39.8
(103.6)
44.6
(112.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.3
(90.1)
35.1
(95.2)
38.1
(100.6)
40.1
(104.2)
39.3
(102.7)
36.3
(97.3)
32.7
(90.9)
32.3
(90.1)
33.6
(92.5)
35.9
(96.6)
35.7
(96.3)
34.7
(94.5)
35.5
(95.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.2
(75.6)
27.1
(80.8)
30.3
(86.5)
32.3
(90.1)
32.5
(90.5)
27.9
(82.2)
27.8
(82.0)
27.5
(81.5)
28.1
(82.6)
29.5
(85.1)
28.2
(82.8)
26.1
(79.0)
28.5
(83.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.1
(61.0)
19.1
(66.4)
22.6
(72.7)
24.5
(76.1)
25.7
(78.3)
19.5
(67.1)
22.9
(73.2)
22.7
(72.9)
22.6
(72.7)
23.0
(73.4)
20.7
(69.3)
17.5
(63.5)
21.4
(70.5)
Record low °C (°F) 7.7
(45.9)
11.2
(52.2)
11.2
(52.2)
14.0
(57.2)
19.0
(66.2)
14.6
(58.3)
17.0
(62.6)
16.9
(62.4)
17.7
(63.9)
16.9
(62.4)
14.2
(57.6)
8.6
(47.5)
7.7
(45.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.9
(0.04)
6.2
(0.24)
21.7
(0.85)
88.0
(3.46)
125.2
(4.93)
125.3
(4.93)
107.0
(4.21)
22.9
(0.90)
0.1
(0.00)
0.0
(0.0)
497.3
(19.58)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.8 3.5 7.8 11.0 12.2 9.6 3.7 0.1 0.0 49.0
Average relative humidity (%) 23 19 17 19 36 49 64 69 63 43 26 22 37.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours 316.2 280.0 282.1 279.0 282.1 243.0 201.5 210.8 228.0 266.6 309.0 313.1 3,211.4
Percent possible sunshine 89 87 75 75 71 62 51 51 61 73 89 90 73
Source: NOAA[4]

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

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


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