Coordinates: 14°51′40.4″N 32°22′9.1″E / 14.861222°N 32.369194°E / 14.861222; 32.369194

El Geteina

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El Geteina
القطنية
town
Location in Sudan
Coordinates: 14°51′40.4″N 32°22′9.1″E / 14.861222°N 32.369194°E / 14.861222; 32.369194
CountryFile:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan
Admin. divisionWhite Nile
ControlRapid Support Forces
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
26,893[1]
Area code(s)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.

The War in Sudan (2023)

On December 22nd, 2023, the RSF captured the city. Al Qutaynah was the first city in White Nile to fall to the RSF.[citation needed]

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