Al Jabalayn (Arabic: الجبلين), also El Jebelein, is a town in central Sudan lying on the east bank of the River Nile.

Al Jabalayn
الجبلين
El Jebelein
Al Jabalayn is located in Sudan
Al Jabalayn
Al Jabalayn
Location in Sudan
Coordinates: 12°35′07″N 32°48′26″E / 12.58528°N 32.80722°E / 12.58528; 32.80722
Country Sudan
Admin. divisionWhite Nile (state)
Elevation
1,250 ft (380 m)
Population
 • Ethnicities
Shilluk Collo

It is served by a branch of the Sudan Railways where it is a terminus. On the 28–29th of December 1989, the "Al Jabaylin Massacre" took place in here.[1] The Government believes that about 150 - 250 were killed while local authorities estimate 4000 people died. The town was once part of the Shilluk Kingdom, belonging to the Shilluk people.

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