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Khartoum
lies in the centre of the Sudan at the junction of where the White Nile
and the Blue Nile meet to form the great River Nile. This junction
forms a superb and unique sight, with both the white and blue Niles
flowing side by side, each with its own colour.
Climate
- This
varies from hot to very hot with some rain in the summer
months. and cooler but dry winter months. The rains vary from 100-300
m/ms. Per year, and the temperature varies between 30-45 in summer
(April-November) and between 15-25 in winter (December to February).
Population - according to 1993 census, the
inhabitants of the Khartoum state were about 5 million persons.
Museums and archaeological sties:
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Sudan National Museum
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Beit El-Khalifa Museum
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Natural history Museum
Historical sites at Khartoum state:
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Sites which representing the three
stoneages
(The ancient, the middle and the modern)
First site :-
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Khor abu Anja (10000 -8000 B.C)
Second site:-
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Present
Khartoum hospital (8000-6000 B.C)
Third site:-
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EL-Shahinab (6000 – 3500 B.C)
The Merotic
Era (593 B.C-350 A.D)
1)
El-Gireif east.
2)
Suroorab site.
The Christian Era (504-1504 A.D)
1) Soba
East.
The
fung Kingdom (1504-1831)
1) The
Tomb of Idris wad El-Arbab at Eilaphoon area, 21miles east of
Khartoum.
2) El-Sheikh
Abu Groun Tomp at south Eilaphoon area, east
Nile province.
3) El-sheikh
Ageeb Ibd El-sheikh Abdullah Jamaa at area of Jabal Gari.
The Turkish rule Era (1831-1885)
Represented by two tombs which are the
graves of the Turkish rulers. They are located at the crossing of the
Qasr and El-baladiya streets .
The Mahadist Epoch.
This epoch is represented by
1)
Sur El-Mulazimeen ,The southern fortress.
2)
Tabia El-Ganoubiya.
3)
The present
Omdurman prison, which was the
residence of Osman Sheikh El-Dine, the son of
the Khalifa.
4)
Bawabat Abdel-Qayoum (Abdel-Qayoum Gate).
5)
The football stadium
6)
Slatins house.
7)
Beit El-Khalifa (The Khalifa house )
8)
Tutti fortress
9)
Dibagha fortress.
10)
El-Hittana fortress.
11)
Sabalouga eastern and western fortresses
12)
Slatin’s fountain (Sabeel),which is located in the present
buildings of
Omdurman province
headquarters.
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