Babanusa
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.
In January 2024, the Siege of Babanusa began.
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 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 89 | 87 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 62 | 51 | 51 | 61 | 73 | 89 | 90 | 73 |
| Source: NOAA (percent sun, 1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
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.
- ^ "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. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
11°20′00″N 27°48′00″E / 11.33333°N 27.80000°E
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