CLICK FOR INTERACTIVE MAPuglyscot Says: Everyone has heard of the famous Sudanese haboobs, or dust storms; however, there is another phenomenon concerning dust, it is a mini- cyclone locally called a...
uglyscot Says: For those who do not have cars, the only way to travel long distances is by bus. These are nowadays air-conditioned and very comfortable, or by minibus for...
uglyscot Says: Some people think desert lands have scorpions and snakes crawling all over them. This is not the case. In urban areas they are rare, unless one has arrived in a...
uglyscot Says: The Gezira area is agricultural land, so farming is still the main occupation. Since the Gezira Scheme was established by the British in the 1920s ,tenants have...
uglyscot Says: This purpose built industrial city was founded in the late 1990s and production began in 2000. It is a large complex built beside the main Wad Medani road, with...
uglyscot Says: Nowadays when so many Sudanese are working abroad,especially in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, every village has a mosque built by their expatriate sons. The style...
uglyscot Says: the Sudanese are football fanatics. The capital has the most famous teams : Mereikh, Hilal, Mourada, Tahrir, Khartoum Talata.In the provinces are Itihad [Wad...
uglyscot Says: Just before entering Wad Medani there are water holes that look very tempting on a hot day. Locals from the nearby shanty town will be bathing, washing clothes,...
uglyscot Says: Whenever you drive through the Gezira, you will find shops facing the main road, although there will be more inside the towns and villages.The main types of...
uglyscot Says: Al bagair was the first industrial area in Sudan about 42 km outside Khartoum. It was a complex of industries related to agriculture whether milling, canning,...
uglyscot Says: Because of the heat, the dead are buried very quickly the same day. After the body is washed in the ritual way and oiled with sandalwood oil, the body is...
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Because of the heat, the dead are buried very quickly the same day. After the body is washed in the ritual way and oiled with sandalwood oil, the body is...
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The trip from Khartoum to Wad Medani takes about 2 hours, though it depends on how heavy the traffic is as the road is the main route to Port Sudan. It is not the most attractive trip as the scenery...
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The Gezira Scheme was set up to utilise the fertile clay plains of the central Sudan. The British established the scheme whereby tenants were given a few feddans to cultivate cotton for the mills of...
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