Ardamata Explained
| Settlement Type: | Neighborhood |
| Native Name: | اردمتا |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Timezone1: | Central Africa Time, GMT + 3 |
| Coordinates: | [1] [2] |
| Pushpin Map: | Sudan |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Darfur |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sudan (West Darfur highlighted) |
| Pushpin Image: | West Darfur in Sudan.svg |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sudan |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Geneina |
Ardamata is a neighborhood located in the northeastern part of Geneina, Sudan.[3] [4] The neighborhood is near the Sudanese Armed Forces's 15th Infantry Division camp.[5]
History
On 8 November 2023, the Janjaweed and Rapid Support Forces massacred about 800 civilians in Ardamata, West Darfur, Sudan.[6]
Demographics
The village is home to mainly ethnic Masalit residents.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Ardamata CPC Area - Geneina . 2023-11-09 . wikimapia.org . en.
- Web site: Ardamatta, West Darfur, Sudan . mindat.
- News: Michael . Maggie . 2023-11-08 . Darfur refugees report new spate of ethnically driven killings . en . Reuters . 2023-11-09.
- Web site: دارفور ٢٤ . 2023-01-27 . اطلاق سراح محتجزي غرب دارفور في سجن "أردمتا " . 2023-11-09 . موقع دارفور٢٤ الاخباري . ar.
- Web site: 2023-11-07 . مجازر مروعة في اردمتا بالجنينة بعد سيطرة الدعم السريع… وسقوط أكثر من مائتي قتيل - إنتهاكات السودان . 2023-11-09 . sudanviolations.com . ar.
- Web site: More than 800 Sudanese reportedly killed in attack on Darfur town, UN says . 2023-11-12 . ABC News . en.
- Web site: Formanek . Mitchell McCluskey,Ingrid . 2023-07-11 . Sudanese paramilitary and militias accused of war crimes in West Darfur . 2023-07-22 . CNN . en.
