Zalingei

Zalingei زالنجي
Town
Zalingei Location in Sudan
Coordinates: 12°54′N 23°29′E
Country	Sudan
State	Central Darfur
Control	Rapid Support Forces
Population  (2009)
• Total	27,258
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Zalingei or Zalinjay (Arabic: زالنجي) is a town in Western Sudan, and it is capital of Central Darfur state. As of 2009, it had an estimated population of 27,258.[1]

The town experiencing security instability since 2003. This is because of the rebels and armed opponents who use it as a ground to launch their attacks against the state.

History

In 2023, the town became under siege during the 2023 Sudan conflict and fell to the Rapid Support Forces in August 2023.[2]

Education

The town is home to the University of Zalingei.[3]

Transport

The city is served by the Zalingei Airport (IATA: ZLX, ICAO: HSZA).

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot semi-arid (BSh). The daytime temperatures are always hot and are the hottest in March, April and May when they may reach 40 °C (104 °F). The rainy season is in the middle of the year when the temperature difference between day and night is the least, when the daytime temperatures are cooler but still hot and is the coolest in August. On the other hand, the nighttime temperatures are the coolest from November to February, when the temperature difference between day and night is the most, and nighttime temperatures drop to as low as 6 °C (43 °F).^[citation needed]

Climate data for Zalingei
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	33.8 (92.8)	34.8 (94.6)	37 (99)	37.7 (99.9)	37.4 (99.3)	34.6 (94.3)	30.4 (86.7)	28.7 (83.7)	30.8 (87.4)	34 (93)	34.2 (93.6)	33.6 (92.5)	33.9 (93.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	20.1 (68.2)	21.4 (70.5)	25 (77)	26.4 (79.5)	27.9 (82.2)	27 (81)	24.7 (76.5)	23.6 (74.5)	24.1 (75.4)	24.1 (75.4)	21.9 (71.4)	20.3 (68.5)	23.9 (75.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	6.5 (43.7)	8.1 (46.6)	13 (55)	15.2 (59.4)	18.4 (65.1)	19.5 (67.1)	19 (66)	18.6 (65.5)	17.5 (63.5)	14.2 (57.6)	9.6 (49.3)	7 (45)	13.9 (57.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0.0)	5 (0.2)	26 (1.0)	70 (2.8)	177 (7.0)	198 (7.8)	97 (3.8)	16 (0.6)	0 (0)	0 (0)	590 (23.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 890m[4]

References

1. World Gazeteer^[dead link‍]
2. "Sudan's western cities under fire as two-month-old war spreads". France 24. 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
3. "Home". University of Zalingei. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
4. "Climate: Zalingei - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 8 October 2013.