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uglyscot Says: between the village of Abu Usher and the new village of Hamdnalla is the water escape, where the runoff water from the canal system enters the Blue Nile. The water runs down a channel and is the closest thing to a waterfall in the neighbourhood.
uglyscot Says: At the Eid many people go and visit and say prayers at the graves of their loved ones, Because of the weather conditions the grave markers need to be replaced from time to time because the blown sand erodes the paint from the markers. More people are demarcating the grave...
uglyscot Says: Shrines can be found throughout the Sudan, erected in memory of a holy man. They are usually a square building with a steep domed roof. The most famous one is that of the Mahdi [see Omdurman tips]. When travelling through the flat plains of central Sudan, a gubba may be the...
uglyscot Says: Because several generations share a house, and whenever there is an Eid or family event, all family members come to the ancestral house, you would think accomodation a problem, but it isn't. A usual house will have a couple of rooms and verandas, an external kitchen, and...
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uglyscot Says: It amazed me when watching food preparations how women could work in difficult circumstances. The kitchen was non- existent or just a shelter from the sun, or a place for keeping dishes. Most of the work is done outside in the open. Nobody cuts meat on a table or a board,...
uglyscot Says: the town is very calm and pleasant to visit when there is no Eid. People live a traditional life of earning a living and visiting. There is no stress as is found in Khartoum for example.The climate is also better and many activities take place out of doors.The communal life...
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It amazed me when watching food preparations how women could work in difficult circumstances. The kitchen was non- existent or just a shelter from the sun, or a...
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This large village/ small town lies on the Blue Nile in the Gezira area of Sudan. Its history includes the railway, irrigation , sheikhs, religious schools and more recently the Chinese run...
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