Sinkat

Sinkat is a small town in eastern . It is the main city of the district of the same name and, in some respects, the "capital" of the Hadendowa.
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  • Type: City with 35,600 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Sudan
  • Also known as: Sinkāt”, “Sinkat, Sudan”, and “سنكت

Sinkat

Latitude
18.83798° or 18° 50′ 17″ north
Longitude
36.83648° or 36° 50′ 11″ east
Population
35,600
Elevation
871 metres (2,858 feet)
Open location code
7GCRRRQP+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2983364451
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
366846
Wiki­data ID
Q7524554
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Sinkat” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: سنكات
  • Asturian: Sinkat
  • Dutch: Sinkat
  • Egyptian Arabic: سنكات
  • French: Sinkat
  • Irish: Sinkat
  • Persian: سنکات
  • Polish: Sinkat
  • Russian: Синкат
  • Spanish: Sinkat

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