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Hafez, Kamlin and others: stopping for a break
uglyscot Says: There are many restaurants along the road between Khartoum and Wad Medani but the most popular places to stop are at Maseed , Giad and Kamlin. There is a...
uglyscot Says: The fertile Gezira plain is clay. Therefore, when it rains, the whole area becomes waterlogged and cars can be stuck deeply embedded in the mud, very difficult...
uglyscot Says: When visiting a house, you will be told to make yourself at home. This really means what it says, not just a politeness. You will be expected to take off your...
uglyscot Says: Another people who settled in Sudan were the Rashaida from Saudi Arabia. They were originally animal herders. They live in their traditional tents, wear...
mafi_moya Says: A sombre moment...During my time in Sudan one of the small boats near the Gezira Club that run people across the river to the island (see the Off the Beaten...
mafi_moya Says: On the Nile near the Gezira Club there are small ferries and rowing boats which will take you over the river to a small island. On the island is a great beach...
mafi_moya Says: My first time in Medani was during Ramadan and back home in Omdurman the call to prayer at the mosques nearby were blasting out full volume all through the day....
mafi_moya Says: As the name suggests, the Gezira Club is a very posh old colonial hotel where British district commissioners sipped pink gins, played tennis and watched the sun...
maykal Says: Just opposite the Gezira Club is a pizza place serving real Italian pizza with real mozzarella! You're probably cringing while reading this, but it has to be...
maykal Says: From Khartoum, just turn up at Souq ash-Sha'abi at any time of the day (not too late though), and you'll be bundled onto a bus within a few minutes. For 700...
maykal Says: Ask around for transport to Um Bahrain Island (jezirat um bahrain), which is a small island in the mddle of the Nile. You reach it via a large park which is a...
maykal Says: The Gezira Club sounds very grand, and in Colonial times it probably was. Nowadays it is somewhat run-down, but still offers good accommodation on a budget. The...
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The Gezira Club sounds very grand, and in Colonial times it probably was. Nowadays it is somewhat run-down, but still offers good accommodation on a budget. The...
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The Gezira refers to the area between the Blue and The White Nile south of Khartoum. It is a large fertile plain of clay soil. It was divided into small farms under the Sudan Gezira Scheme when the......
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Wad Medani is the capital of Gezira State, the fertile region south of Khartoum emmed in between the White and the Blue Niles. It is a relaxed sort of town on the banks of the Nile, and is an ideal......
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Wad Medani, Capital of the Cotton State
Wad Medani is the capital of Gezira State, a couple of hours south of Khartoum. Gezira is known as the 'bread-basket' of Sudan due to the fertile fields in the triangle of land sandwiched between the...
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