El Geteina
القطنية Al Qutaynah | |
|---|---|
town | |
  El Geteina Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 14°51′40.4″N 32°22′9.1″E / 14.861222°N 32.369194°E / 14.861222; 32.369194 | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| Admin. division | White Nile |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 26,893[1] |
| Area codes | 0 (532) 821XXX, +249 (532) 821XXX, 0 (532) 822XXX |
El Geteina ( also Al Qutaynah, Arabic: القطينة) is a small town located in the state of the White Nile in Sudan. The town is placed just a little bit upstream of the lake formed by the White Nile Dam.
Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
On December 22, 2023, the RSF captured the city. Al Qutaynah was the first city in White Nile to fall to the RSF.[2]
On February 15 and 17, 2025, the RSF massacred 200-500 people in the town.
On 23 February 2025, the Sudanese army recaptured the city.[3]
References
- https://www.citypopulation.de/en/sudan/
- Network, Ayin (23 December 2023). "The impact of RSF's capture of Wad Medani - Ayin network - شبكة عاين".
- "Sudanese army retakes key city of Al-Qutayna in White Nile state". Sudan Tribune. 23 February 2025.