Al Jabalayn
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Al Jabalayn is a town in central Sudan
lying on the east bank of the River Nile. It has a population of 894 but it has risen due to the internally displaced refugees of
the Second Sudanese Civil War
.
It is served by a branch of the Sudan Railways where it is a terminus.
In the 28–29 December 1989 the "Al Jabaylin Massacre" took place in here.
The Government believes that about 150 - 250 were killed while local authorities estimate
4000 people died. The town was once part of the Collo Kingdom, belonging to the Collo people.
The nearest airport is the Kosti Airport, to the north.
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
lying on the east bank of the River Nile. It has a population of 894 but it has risen due to the internally displaced refugees of
the Second Sudanese Civil War
Second Sudanese Civil War
The Second Sudanese Civil War started in 1983, although it was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Although it originated in southern Sudan, the civil war spread to the Nuba mountains and Blue Nile by the end of the 1980s....
.
It is served by a branch of the Sudan Railways where it is a terminus.
In the 28–29 December 1989 the "Al Jabaylin Massacre" took place in here.
The Government believes that about 150 - 250 were killed while local authorities estimate
4000 people died. The town was once part of the Collo Kingdom, belonging to the Collo people.
The nearest airport is the Kosti Airport, to the north.