Geneina

E867080

Geneina is a city in western Sudan that serves as a major urban center in Darfur and a focal point for the Masalit people.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Geneina canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
administrativeStatus state capital ⓘ
borderFunction gateway between Sudan and Chad ⓘ
conflictAffectedRegion Sudanese internal conflicts ⓘ
War in Darfur ⓘ
country Sudan ⓘ
ethnicCompositionIncludes Masalit people ⓘ
governorateCapitalOf West Darfur State ⓘ
linked to: West Darfur
governs surrounding rural areas of West Darfur ⓘ
hasAirport Geneina Airport ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Al-Junaynah ⓘ
hasAlternativeTransliteration Al Geneina ⓘ
linked to: El Geneina
hasClimate hot semi-arid climate ⓘ
hasPopulationCharacteristic ethnically diverse ⓘ
historicalRole center of Masalit sultanate influence ⓘ
humanitarianStatus host to internally displaced persons ⓘ
languageCommonlySpoken Arabic ⓘ
Masalit language ⓘ
locatedIn Darfur ⓘ
linked to: Darfur region

West Darfur ⓘ
western Sudan ⓘ
locatedOn Sahelian belt ⓘ
linked to: Sahel
nearBorderWith Chad ⓘ
partOf Republic of the Sudan ⓘ
region Sahel ⓘ
role capital of West Darfur ⓘ
major urban center in Darfur ⓘ
securitySituation frequently unstable ⓘ
significanceFor Masalit people ⓘ
timeZone Central Africa Time ⓘ
transportRole regional trade hub ⓘ
utcOffset +2 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Geneina area → hasMajorCity → Geneina ⓘ
Masalit Sultanate → capital → Geneina ⓘ
West Darfur → capital → Geneina ⓘ
West Darfur → largestCity → Geneina ⓘ