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Gaderaf
El-Gadarif ( '), also spelt ''Gedaref'' or ''Gedarif'', is the capital of the state of Al Qadarif in Sudan. It lies on the road that connects Khartoum with Gallabat on the Ethiopian border, about from the capital. Overview El-Gadarif is surrounded by mountains on three sides. The city represents an excellent example of the intermingled ethnicities of central Sudan. Recently, a university has been established there. The main feature of the city is the grain silo built by the Russians to store sorghum. The town is famous for its daily sesame seed auctions. Name The word Gedaref is derived from the Arabic phrase (Alli qada-Ye-rif) (Arabic القضا يرف), meaning 'He who has finished selling or buying should leave'. The phrase was later developed into 'Al-Gadarif'. The story of the name begins when Arab nomad tribes roaming the Butana plains in East-central Sudan chose the place where the city is built as a market place called Suq Abu Sinn (the Market of Abu Sinn), where the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In Sudan
This is a list of cities and towns in Sudan. The population estimates are for 2006,Infos taken from :fr:Villes du Soudan last national census was of 1993. List Major cities Alphabetical list *Abekr *Abushneib *Abyei (town), Abyei *Al Fashir *Al Manaqil *Al-Sireha *Al Qadarif *Atbara *Babanusa *Berber, Sudan, Berber *Buwaidhaa *Delgo, Sudan, Delgo *Dongola *Ad-Damazin *Ed Dueim *El Ait *El Gebir *En Nahud *El-Obeid *Er Rahad *Dinder *Foro Baranga *Geneina *Hala'ib *Hashabah, Sudan, Hashabah *`Iyāl Bakhīt *Jebel Moon or Jebel Mun *Kaduqli *Kassala *Kauda, Sudan, Kauda *Khartoum - Capital *Khartoum North or Bahri *Kosti (city), Kusti or Kosti *Kreinik * Merowe, Sudan, Merowe *Muglad *Nebelat el Hagana *New Halfa or Halfa Aljadeda *Nyala, Sudan, Nyala *Omdurman *Port Sudan or Bur Sudan *Rabak *Ruaba or Umm Rawaba *Safita al-Ghunomab *Saqiaah *Sennar or Sannar *Shendi or Shandi *Sindscha *Singa, Sudan, Singa *Suakin *Tabat (city), Tabat or Al Shaikh Abdulmahmood *Taiyara *Tam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
