Heglig
هجلیج (Arabic) Panthou | |
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  Heglig Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 9°59′58″N 29°23′55″E / 9.99944°N 29.39861°E | |
| Country | Sudan |
| State | South Kordofan |
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Heglig | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,327 ft / 404 m | ||||||||||||||
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 HEG Location of the airport in Sudan | |||||||||||||||
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Heglig, or Panthou (also spelled Heglieg or Pandthow), is a small town at the border between the South Kordofan state of Sudan and the Unity State in South Sudan. The entirety of Heglig is claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, but administered by Sudan. The area was contested during the Sudanese Civil War. In mid-April 2012, South Sudan's Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) captured the Heglig oil field from Sudan.[1] Sudan took it back at the Second Battle of Heglig ten days later.[2]
- ^ "Sudan says South Sudan controls largest oil field". BBC News. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "AU pushing roadmap for resolution of conflict between Khartoum and Juba - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". www.sudantribune.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.