a district of Hindustan, belonging to the Mahratta Peshwa, in the province of Aurungabad, situated about the 20th degree of north latitude. It is a hilly, but a fertile district. The chief towns are Singumnera, Batowal, and Bejaapoor. The capital is of the same name. Long. 74. 40. E. Lat. 19. 46. N.

SINKEL, a town situated near the mouth of the Sinkel river, on the west coast of Sumatra. Long. 98.26. E. Lat. 2. 15. N. Camphor, benzoin, wax, and gold, are exported from this place. Vessels that frequent this port are exposed to great danger from piratical attacks. The river Sinke is the longest on the western coast, which rises in the mountains of Dalholi, and after a long course, empties itself into the sea by a mouth three quarters of a mile wide.