Burri Almahas () is a neighbourhood located in the state of

Khartoum Khartoum or Khartum is the capital city of Sudan as well as Khartoum State. With an estimated population of 7.1 million people, Greater Khartoum is the largest urban area in Sudan. Khartoum is located at the confluence of the White Nile – flo ...

within northern region of the city of

, and it is one of the old neighbourhoods of Khartoum. The name consists of two parts: Berri which is derived from "Bar Toti", while the

Mahas The Mahas () are a sub-group of the Nubian people located in Southern Egypt and Northern Sudan along the banks of the Nile. For millennia, the Mahas tribe had resided in the region that constitutes present day north Sudan. Little arable land and ...

are the ethnicity that formed the first inhabitants of

Tuti Island Tuti Island (also spelled Tutti Island; ) is an island in Sudan where the White Nile and Blue Nile merge to form the main Nile. It is surrounded by the "Three Towns": Khartoum (the capital of Sudan), Omdurman (the largest city in Sudan), and Kha ...

. Some of them preferred to move from Tuti Island to the mainland of Khartoum because of their cultivation, and they established Al-Mahas land as the first inhabited settlement in Khartoum in 1575. Burri Almahas is situated nearby to the neighbourhoods of Garden City and Burri al-Drayssa, and home to the Burri Sports Club. Burri Almahas has a

Köppen climate Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author a ...

type of BWh, which indicates a hot desert climate. The area's elevation is approximately above sea level. The district's quality of life might be impacted by factors such as air pollution, availability of parks and green spaces, and garbage disposal, among others.

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