Zalingei

Zalingei
زالنجي
Town
Zalingei is located in Sudan
Zalingei
Zalingei
Location in Sudan
Coordinates: 12°54′N 23°29′E / 12.900°N 23.483°E / 12.900; 23.483
Country Sudan
StateCentral Darfur
ControlRapid Support Forces
Population
 (2009)
 • Total27,258
Time zoneUTC+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.