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Touring Al 'Usharah in Sudan
Al 'Usharah in the region of Khartoum State is located in Sudan - some 17 mi or ( 27 km ) South of Khartoum , the country's capital city .
Time in Al 'Usharah is now 06:33 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Khartoum " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Walad el Balla, Wad Madani, Wad ad Dagal, Hillat Umm 'Owena, and Umm Haraz. Being here already, consider visiting Walad el Balla . Check out our recommendations for Al 'Usharah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Jabal Awliya
Jabal Awliya (Jabal al Awliyā', Jebel Aulia, Gebel Aulia) is a village in the north-central part of Sudan, about 40 km south of Khartoum. Nearby is the Jebel Aulia Dam, built in 1937 by the British for the Egyptian government. Jabal Awliya became a refuge camp during the Second Sudanese Civil War, housing more than 100,000 inhabitants. On February 26, 1996, a Sudanese C-130 transport plane crashed at Jabal Awliya, killing 53.
Located at 15.25 32.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Jebel Aulia Dam
The Jebel Aulia Dam is a dam on the White Nile near the capital of Sudan, Khartoum. Following completion of his work on the Sennar Dam, civil engineer John Watson Gibson entered into partnership in 1933 with Pauling & Co. , forming Gibson and Pauling (Foreign) Ltd. in 1933 to build the dam, the largest dam in the world at that time. On the successful completion of the dam in 1937, Gibson became managing director of Pauling & Co. , a position he held until his death in March 1947.
Located at 15.24 32.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Yarmouk munitions factory explosion
On Tuesday 23 October 2012 at midnight local time there was an explosion at the Yarmouk munitions factory, south of Khartoum, Sudan. The factory had been built in 1996. According to Khartoum state governor Abdel Rahman Al-Khidir the explosion probably happened at the main storage facility. The resulting fire resulted in the death of two people and one person being injured. According to Sudanese opposition, the arms factory belonged to Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
Located at 15.49 32.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Soba (city)
Soba is the name of the capital of Alodia. E. A. Wallis Budge identified it with a group of ruins on the Blue Nile 12 miles from Khartoum, where there are remains of a Meroitic temple that had been converted into a Christian church. This would place Soba in the modern-day Sudanese state of Al Jazirah. Ibn Selim el-Aswani described the city as large and wealthy, but he probably never visited it and modern archaeological investigations show it to have been a moderate centre.
Located at 15.52 32.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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