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Because Omdurman was not planned as a city, it is difficult to find your way around. To me it is like a rabbit warren- little areas walled off yet hiding a complex of houses. Streets have features known in Middle Ages Europe- runnels down the streets to take off waste water from washing courtyards, washing clothes etc. Building materials make the narrow roads even narrower and dangerous.
Walking can be hazard especially at night and if there has been rain.
I went one morning after there had been rain. The streets were uneven and slippery from the mud. Luckily I had taken a crutch with me, or might have fallen and broken my not-yet mended leg again.
Written Aug 6, 2009
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Omdurman along with Khartoum and Khartoum North make up the capital of The Sudan.It was established at the time of the Mahdiya when the follows of the Mahdi settled there. It has a more native flavour...
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Across the White Nile from Khartoum lies the more traditional and historic Omdurman. Originally founded by the Mahdi and his troops as a suitable location from where to attack to British in Khartoum,...
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Omdurman... my home for most of my time in Sudan. Fans of British history will of course have heard of the famous Battle of Omdurman (Kitchener avenging the decapitation of General Gordon by...
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Omdurman was the capital at the time of the Mahdiya, and still is the most native in character of the Three Towns making up the capital. It has extended much in the last 50 years since Independence......
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Omdurman is a traditional Sudanese town. The streets in the older areas are narrow and twisting. The town is built on an old site . Neolithic people lived in the area that is Khor Abu Anga. It was......
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